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Fold

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To withdraw from a hand, usually because a player believes they cannot win.

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Ante

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A small, forced bet all players are required to make before a hand begins.

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Flush

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A hand where all the cards are of the same suit

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Trick

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A set of cards played by each player during a single round of a trick-taking game.

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Discard

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To remove a card from one's hand and place it in a discard pile.

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Showdown

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The point in a poker game when all remaining players reveal their hands to find out who wins.

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Dealer

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The player who shuffles and deals the cards, rotates among players in each round.

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Cut

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To split the deck into two parts after shuffling, usually done by an opponent of the dealer.

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Draw

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To take a card from the draw pile into one's hand.

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Bidding

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The process by which players take turns to declare how many points or tricks they anticipate to win.

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Stock

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The pile of undealt cards that players can draw from during the game.

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Ace-High

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A non-pair hand ranking in which the highest card is an Ace, with no straights or flushes.

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Straight

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A sequence of consecutive cards, regardless of suit.

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Nut Hand

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The best possible hand in a given situation in a poker game.

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Suit

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One of the categories into which the cards of a deck are divided: clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades in a standard deck.

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Kicker

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A card that does not directly take part in determining the rank of a hand but may be used as a tiebreaker.

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Meld

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A combination or set of cards that a player can show to score points according to the game rules.

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Wild Card

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A card that can be used to represent any other card a player chooses, often leading to stronger hands.

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Burn Card

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A card removed from the top of the deck and placed in the discard pile, unseen by the players.

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Upcard

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A card that is dealt face up on the table for all players to see.

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Double Down

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To double the original bet in exchange for committing to stand after receiving one more card.

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Pinochle

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A trick-taking game typically for two to four players and played with a 48-card deck.

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Round

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A unit of play consisting of each player playing a card in turn, often in trick-taking games.

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Trump

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A suit or a particular card that is arbitrarily given a higher rank in a particular game.

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Hand

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The cards that have been dealt to a player, which they use to play the game.

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Bust

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When a player exceeds the targeted score or value in a game, causing them to lose the round.

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Cribbage Board

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A scoring device used in the game of Cribbage that keeps track of points with pegs in holes.

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Blind

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A forced bet, usually put in by one or two players to the left of the dealer, before any cards are dealt.

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Foundation

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The starting pile in solitaire games where cards are played in ascending or descending order.

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Full House

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A hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair.

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Tableau

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The layout of cards on the table in card games, often in a particular pattern or sequence.

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Call

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To match the current highest bet in a betting round without raising.

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Pair

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Two cards of the same rank.

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Poker Face

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An expressionless face that does not reveal anything about the cards being held.

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Four-Color Deck

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A deck of cards where the suits are represented by four different colors, usually in online card games.

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Canasta

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A card game of the rummy family, played by forming combinations of cards into melds.

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Muck

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To fold or throw away a hand without showing it to the other players.

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Bridge

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A complex trick-taking game using a standard deck of cards and played by four players in two competing partnerships.

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Overcall

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To call after someone has already called following a bet or raise.

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Quads

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Four cards of the same rank.

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Straight Flush

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Five cards in numerical order, all of the same suit.

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Raise

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To increase the size of the current bet in a betting round.

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Hearts

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A trick-taking game where the objective is to avoid taking certain cards that carry penalty points.

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Omaha

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A popular variant of poker similar to Texas Hold'em but with each player starting with four hole cards.

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Euchre

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A trick-taking game with a dedicated deck, usually featuring four players playing in partnerships.

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Hit

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To request another card from the dealer, typically in Blackjack.

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Whist

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A classic English trick-taking game played by two pairs of players.

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Stud Poker

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A variant of poker with a mix of face-up and face-down cards dealt in multiple betting rounds.

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Texas Hold'em

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A popular variant of poker where players make the best five-card hand from two hole cards and five community cards.

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Royal Flush

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The strongest possible straight flush, with the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten all of the same suit.

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