Graveyard
Graveyard is the shift between midnight and breakfast in a 24-hour cardroom or casino. It usually starts between midnight and 2 a.m. and ends eight hours later.
The simple explanation
If someone works the graveyard, he works at night. In a poker room, the graveyard games often have fewer players and different opponents.
A closer look
Players use the word for the late-night period in a cardroom. Fewer tables usually run at that time. Staff use the term for the shift: 'I am on graveyard'.
A practical example
A dealer says: 'I work graveyard, from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.'
Full explanation
Graveyard is the shift between midnight and breakfast in a 24-hour cardroom or casino. It usually starts between midnight and 2 a.m. and ends eight hours later.
Graveyard is the night shift in a cardroom.
It usually begins after midnight.
It ends about eight hours later.
Late-night games may have different players.