Find your next term.
74 terms found
Dark
Dark means acting before getting information you would normally be entitled to, such as before the next card is dealt.
Dark Bet
A dark bet is a bet announced before the next card is dealt.
Darken
To darken is to make a bet without looking at your cards.
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a nickname for the two black fours, the four of clubs and the four of spades.
Dead Blind
A dead blind is a blind that is not live: the player who posts it cannot raise even if everyone else just calls.
Dead Card
A dead card is a card that is not legally playable.
Dead Collection Blind
A dead collection blind is a fee posted by the player on the button, used as an alternative to seat rental.
Dead Hand
A dead hand is a hand that cannot win the pot because of a foul.
Dead Man’s Hand
The dead man's hand is two black aces and two black eights, said to be the hand Wild Bill Hickok held when he was shot.
Dead Money
Dead money is chips in the pot that came from players who have folded or who cannot win it.
Deal
To deal is to give players their cards or put cards on the board; a deal is also a whole hand, or a tournament agreement to split prize money.
Deal Me In
Deal me in is a request to be dealt cards after a temporary absence.
Deal Me Out
Deal me out is notice that a player will be away from the game for at least one hand.
Deal Off
To deal off is to take all the blinds and the button before changing seats or leaving the table.
Deal Twice
Deal twice means dealing the remaining community cards two times when players are all in, with the pot split between the winners of each board.
Dealer
The dealer is the person who deals the cards, or the player in the dealer position who acts last in betting.
Dealer’s Button
The dealer's button is a flat disk that shows which player holds the dealer position.
Dealer’s Choice
Dealer's choice is a style of poker in which the dealer picks the game variant for the hand.
Dealer’s Position
The dealer's position is the button seat, the best position in many games because that player acts last.
Deck
A deck is a set of playing cards: 52 cards in most poker games, or 53 with a joker.
Declaration
A declaration is how a player states which half of the pot they are going for in a hi-lo game.
Deep Stack
A deep stack is a large number of chips compared with the stakes or the starting stack.
Delay C-Bet
A delayed c-bet is a continuation bet made on the turn after checking the flop.
Deuce
A deuce is a two, the lowest card in most poker games.
Deuce-to-Seven
Deuce-to-seven is a lowball game in which the best hand is 7-5-4-3-2 and aces are high.
Deuces
Deuces are the cards with a rank of two.
Diamonds
Diamonds is one of the four suits of playing cards.
Dirty Stack
A dirty stack is a stack of chips that contains a chip of a different denomination.
Discard
To discard is to throw away cards from your hand in a draw game, or the cards you throw away.
Discards
Discards are the cards a player throws away in a draw game, or the pile they form.
Disconnect Protection
Disconnect protection is a tool that protects players if their internet connection drops during a pot.
Dog
Dog is short for underdog: the hand, or the player, with the lower chance of winning.
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is a nickname for the starting hand nine-five, after the song '9 to 5'.
Dominated Hand
A dominated hand is a hand that is a big underdog against another specific hand, often because it shares a card with a better kicker.
Dominated Hands
Dominated hands are hands that are big underdogs against another hand, such as a lower pair against a higher pair.
Dominating Hands
A dominating hand has the same top card as another hand but a stronger second card, so it is far ahead of it.
Donk Bet
A donk bet is a bet made out of position into the player who was the aggressor in the previous betting round.
Donkament
A donkament is a derogatory word for a poker tournament with a weak field.
Donkey (Donk)
A donkey, or donk, is a weak player who makes poor decisions and loses money.
Doomswitch
Doomswitch is forum slang for the supposed hidden mechanism that online poker sites use to make winning players lose.