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Quadruplets
Quadruplets is another name for four of a kind, shortened to quads. It is four cards of the same rank.
Quads
Quads is a hand of four cards of the same rank, also called four of a kind. It beats a full house and loses only to a straight flush or a royal flush.
Qualifier
A qualifier is the minimum hand required to win a share of the pot in some games, most commonly the low half in high-low split games. It can also mean a player who has qualified for a tournament.
Quart
A quart is a four-card straight flush, four cards in sequence of the same suit.
Quartered
Quartered means that you win only a quarter of the pot in a hi-lo game, because you tie for one half of the pot with another player. For example, if you and another player share the nut low, each of you takes a quarter, while the high hand takes half.
Quint
A quint is a straight flush, five cards in sequence of the same suit. The word is old slang.
Quint Major
A quint major is a royal straight flush: ace, king, queen, jack and ten of the same suit. It is the best possible hand.
Quitting Time
Quitting time is an agreed time to end a poker game, also called a curfew. When the time comes, the game stops, often after the current hand or round.
Quorum
A quorum is the minimum number of players needed to start a poker game. If there are too few players, the game does not begin.