Poker
Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson is the name given to the starting hand ten-deuce, after the player who won back-to-back WSOP Main Events with it.
Draw
A draw is a hand that is not yet complete and needs more cards to become strong; draw is also a family of games where players swap cards.
Draw Card
A draw card is a card that completes or improves a drawing hand.
Draw Dead
Drawing dead means drawing to a hand that cannot win even if you complete it.
Draw Down
To draw down is to draw several cards in lowball so as to aim at the best possible hand.
Draw For Deal
To draw for deal is to draw cards to decide who deals first.
Draw For Seats
To draw for seats is to use a card draw to decide where players sit, usually in a small tournament.
Draw Game
A draw game is a poker game in which players can replace cards from their hands to improve them.
Draw Live
Drawing live means drawing to a hand that would win if you completed it.
Draw Lowball
Draw lowball is a form of poker in which each player gets five cards, may replace some, and the lowest hand wins.
Draw Out
To draw out is to improve your hand so that it beats an opponent who was ahead of you.
Draw Poker
Draw poker is a form of poker in which each player is dealt five cards face down and may replace some of them.
Draw Snow
To draw snow is to bluff before and after the draw in a draw game.
Drawing
Drawing means playing a hand in order to improve it.
Drawing Hand
A drawing hand is a hand that needs improvement to win, usually a straight or a flush.
Drawing Thin
Drawing thin means chasing a draw that is still live but has a small chance to win.
Driver’s Seat
The driver's seat belongs to the player who has the initiative in the betting.
Drop
To drop is to fold; drop is also the money a casino takes from each pot.
Drop Out
To drop out is to retire from a hand by not calling a bet or raise.
Dry
Dry describes a board with cards that do not connect and give few straight or flush draws.
Dry Board
A dry board is a set of community cards that do not coordinate with each other and offer few draws.
Ducks
Ducks is a nickname for a pair of twos.
Eagles
Eagles are the cards of a fifth suit in a sixty-five-card deck.
Early Bet
An early bet is a small bet made after the first card in stud or the first two cards in draw.
Early Position (EP)
Early position means being one of the first players to act in a betting round.
Edge
An edge is an advantage you have over your opponents, from skill, experience, position or other sources.
Edge Odds
Edge odds describe a player's advantage or disadvantage relative to all other players.
Edge Shot
An edge shot is a bet made from an advantageous position.
Effective Nuts
The effective nuts is a hand that is not the best possible hand but is, in practice, as good as the nuts.
Effective Stack
The effective stack is the smaller stack among the players in a hand, which is the most that can be won or lost.
Eight-or-Better
Eight-or-better is a qualifier in high-low games: the low hand must be made of cards of eight or lower.
Eldest Hand
Eldest hand is the first player to the dealer's left.