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Complete the Bet
To complete the bet is to raise an all-in or forced bet up to a full bet in limit poker.
Computer Hand
Computer hand is a nickname for queen-seven, the exact middle-ranked starting hand.
Concealed Pair
A concealed pair is a pair in which both cards are face down.
Connector
A connector is a starting hand whose two cards are consecutive in rank, such as J-10 or 8-7.
Connectors
Connectors are hold'em starting hands containing two cards that are consecutive in rank.
Conservative
A conservative player plays few hands, avoids risk and bets or raises mostly with strong hands.
Conservative Play
Conservative play is a strategy of betting only hands that have a good chance of winning.
Court Card
A court card is a jack, queen or king.
Cowboys
Cowboys is a nickname for a pair of kings.
Crabs
Crabs is a nickname for a pair of threes.
Crack
To crack a hand is to beat it, usually a big hand such as pocket aces.
Cranberry
A cranberry is a player who calls against the pot odds.
Crap Shoot
A crap shoot is a loose, less skillful tournament with lots of action.
Cut
To cut is to divide the deck into two parts and change the order of the cards.
Cut the Cards
To cut the cards is to put the bottom cards of the deck on top.
Cut the Deck
To cut the deck is to divide it into two stacks and place the bottom stack on top.
Cut-Card
The cut card is a stiff plastic card held against the bottom of the deck during the deal, so that the bottom card cannot be seen.
Cutoff (CO)
The cutoff is the seat directly to the right of the button and the second-best position at the table.
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a nickname for the two black fours, the four of clubs and the four of spades.
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.
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.
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 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.
Deuce
A deuce is a two, the lowest card in most poker games.
Deuces
Deuces are the cards with a rank of two.
Diamonds
Diamonds is one of the four suits of playing cards.