Poker Glossary
Poker glossary

Ice

Ice is slang for a cold deck, a deck in which the cards have been arranged secretly by a cheater.

The simple explanation

Ice is another word for a cold deck. A player who says 'the deck is on ice' suspects that the deck was switched.

A closer look

A cold deck is swapped into the game so that a chosen player gets a strong hand. Honest rooms prevent it with new decks, shuffling machines and cameras. If you suspect a cold deck, tell the floor. Do not confuse this with a cooler, which is just a hand that loses to a stronger one by bad luck.

A practical example

A player suspects that the deck was switched and calls the floorman, who replaces the deck.

Full explanation

Ice is slang for a cold deck, a deck in which the cards have been arranged secretly by a cheater.

Ice is slang for a cold deck.

A cold deck is arranged by a cheater.

Rooms prevent it with sealed decks and cameras.

Do not confuse it with a cooler.

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