| ace-high |
in poker, with an ace as the highest card, as in a straight or flush. |
| ante |
in poker, an amount of money that a player must put into play before seeing his or her cards. [3 definitions] |
| blue chip |
in poker, a blue playing chip having the highest value. [1/3 definitions] |
| bluff2 |
to lead other people to believe that the cards in one's hand are better or worse than they really are. Bluffing is a strategy used in the game of poker. [2/3 definitions] |
| buck4 |
an object such as a buckhorn knife that was formerly placed before a player in a poker game to indicate the responsibility to deal. |
| card1 |
one of a pack of small pieces of thick paper used for playing games like old maid or poker. These cards have numbers and designs printed on them. [1/4 definitions] |
| chip1 |
one of the small, plastic or ivory tokens used to represent money in poker and other gambling games. [1/10 definitions] |
| draw poker |
a version of poker in which players may discard and draw replacements for a specified maximum number of cards in their original hands after initial bets are made. |
| four flush |
in stud poker, a hand containing four visible cards of one suit. |
| four-flush |
in stud poker, to bluff that one has a true flush of five cards on the basis of holding four visible cards of the same suit. [1/2 definitions] |
| full house |
in poker, a hand that contains three of a kind and a pair, such as three aces and two sixes. |
| jackpot |
stakes that accumulate until they are won, esp. in poker. [1/2 definitions] |
| lowball |
a form of draw poker in which the player holding the lowest-scoring hand wins. [1/3 definitions] |
| pat2 |
of a hand in poker, perfectly satisfactory; requiring no different cards. [1/4 definitions] |
| penny ante |
a poker game in which the bet is limited to a penny or other small amount. [1/2 definitions] |
| poke |
to use a poker to stir up (a fire). [1/12 definitions] |
| pool2 |
the total amount of money bet by all players in a game of chance such as poker. [1/7 definitions] |
| raise |
to increase the amount of a bet during a hand in poker. [1/15 definitions] |
| royal flush |
a poker hand composed of the five highest cards of a single suit. |
| straight flush |
a poker hand of five cards of the same suit in sequence, ranking above all other hands. |
| stud2 |
see "stud poker." [1/5 definitions] |