Ice — a poker slang term for a “cold deck,” referring to a deck that seems particularly unlucky or uncooperative for the players.
Explanation. Ice describes a situation where the community or hole cards produce unusually poor or non-helpful hands for players—one might say “this deck is as cold as ice.” It’s synonymous with the term “cold deck,” and conveys a string of bad luck in dealing. Its usage is informal and typically applies to games where luck—not play—is believed to govern outcomes more than usual sources of variance.