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Dead Card- A card that is not legally playable.
Dead Hand- A hand that can no longer be legally played.
Dead Man's Hand- Two pair - Aces and Eights. According to a legend, Wild Bill Hickok was shot during a poker game in Deadwood, South Dakota, and that the hand he held was two pair, black aces and black eights.
Dead Money- Chips in the pot that belong to a player no longer in the hand. For example, a player bets before the flop, then later folds. This chips he put in the pot are dead money.
Deal- To give each player cards, or put cards on the board. A deal refers to the entire process from the shuffling and dealing of cards until the pot is awarded to the winner.
Deal Me In- Request to be dealt cards during a temporary absence, or at the beginning of a session.
Deal Me Out- Notifying the dealer that a player is absenting himself from a game for at least one hand. The player's spot is kept until he returns, but no cards are dealt to the player.
Dealer- The person who handles the cards, gives out the pots, and monitors the game.
Dealer's Choice- In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand.
Dealer's Position- Being the last to act in a betting round. On the button.
Deck- A set of playing-cards. Typically 52 cards, but sometimes including the 2 jokers.
Discard- In a draw game, to throw cards out of your hand to make room for replacements, or the card(s) thrown away; the muck.
Dog- Abbreviation for underdog.
Dolly Parton- A straight 9-5 (Nine to five).
Dominated- Hands considered okay to play, but tend to lose against similar non-straight/flush hands. For example, A-2 is typically dominated by any other hand with an A in it. Q-10 is often dominated by A-Q or A-10.
Door Card- This is the first face up card in a player's hand in stud games.
Double Up- Going all in on a hand during a no-limit game and winning, which essentially doubles your chips at the table.
Down and Dirty- The final hole card dealt in seven-card stud.
Down Card- Hole cards. Cards that are dealt face down.
Doyle Brunson- It's a Holdem hand consisting of a 10-2. Doyle Brunson won the world championship two years in a row on the final hand with these cards.
Draw- 1)The receiving of cards.
- 2)"On a draw." Trying to improve a hand towards a flush, straight, or better.
Draw Card- The card that one has received on the draw.
Draw Out- To improve your hand so that it beats an opponent who had a better hand than yours prior to your draw.
Draw Poker- Form of poker where each player is dealt five cards down with the option of discarding one or more and replacing them with new ones to attempt to make a better hand.
Drawing Dead- A drawing hand that will lose even if it improves.
Drawing Hand- A hand that needs improvement to win. Usually to a straight or flush.
Driver's Seat- A player in the "Driving Seat" is the one taking the initiative in all the betting. This player is representing a strong hand.
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