D
- dark
- An action taken before receiving information to which the player would normally be entitled. I'm drawing three, and I check in the dark. Compare to "blind."
- dead blind
- A blind that is not "live", in that the player posting it does not have the option to raise if other players just call. Usually involves a small blind posted by a player entering, or returning to, a game (in a position other than the big blind) that is posted in addition to a live blind equal to the big blind.
- dead button
- See dead button rule.
- dead hand
- A player's hand that is not entitled to participate in the deal for some reason, such as having been fouled by touching another player's cards, being found to contain the wrong number of cards, being dealt to a player who did not make the appropriate forced bets, etc.
- dead man's hand
- See main article: Dead Man's Hand.
- dead money
- See main article: dead money.
- deal
- To distribute cards to players in accordance with the rules of the game being played.
- A single instance of a game of poker, begun by shuffling the cards and ending with the award of a pot. Also called a "hand" (though both terms are ambiguous).
- An agreement to split tournament prize money differently from the announced payouts.
- deal twice
- In a cash game, when two players are involved in a large pot and one is all-in, they might agree to deal the remaining cards twice. If one player wins both times he wins the whole pot, but if both players win one hand they split the pot. Also, "play twice".
- dealer
- The person dealing the cards. Give Alice the cards, she's the dealer.
- The person who assumes that role for the purposes of betting order in a game, even though someone else might be physically dealing. Also "button". Compare to "buck".
- dealer's choice
- A version of poker in which the deal passes each game and each dealer can choose, or invent, a new poker game each hand or orbit. See main article: dealer's choice.
- declare
- To verbally indicate an action or intention. See declaration.
- deep stack
A stack of chips that is relatively large for the stakes being played. Also called "big stack". Compare with "short stack".
- defense
- Making a play that defends the player against a bluff by forcing the supposed bluffer to fold or invest further..
- deuce
- A 2-spot card. Also called a duck, quack, or swan.
- Any of various related uses of the number two, such as a $2 limit game, a $2 chip, etc.
- deuce-to-seven
- A method of evaluating low hands. See main article: Deuce-to-seven low.
- dirty stack
- A stack of chips apparently of a single denomination, but with one or more chips of another. Usually the result of inattention while stacking a pot, but may also be an intentional deception.
- discard
- To take a previously dealt card out of play. The set of all discards for a deal is called the "muck" or the "deadwood".
- dominated hand
- A hand that is extremely unlikely to win against another specific hand, even though it may not be a poor hand in its own right. Most commonly used in Texas hold 'em. A hand like A-Q, for example, is a good hand in general but is dominated by A-K, because whenever the former makes a good hand, the latter is likely to make a better one. A hand like 7-8 is a poor hand in general, but is not dominated by A-K because it makes different kinds of hands. See also domination.
- donk bet
- A bet made by a donk, i.e. one that is generally considered weak or to demonstrate inexperience or lack of understanding of strategy.
- A bet made in early position by a player who didn't take initiative in the previous betting round. It was named because this move is often considered indicative of a weak player (since it is more often reasonable to expect a continuation bet).
- donkey
- a weak player, also known as "fish" or a "donk"
- door card
- In a stud game, a player's first face-up card. Patty paired her door card on fifth street and raised, so I put her on trips.
- In Texas hold 'em, the door card is the first visible card of the flop.
- In Draw poker, the sometimes visible card at the bottom of a player's hand. Players will often deliberately expose this card, especially at lowball.
- double-ace flush
- Under unconventional rules, a flush with one or more wild cards in which they play as aces, even if an ace is already present.
- double belly buster straight draw
- a combination of hole cards and exposed cards in hold 'em or stud games which does not include four connected cards, but where there are two different ranks of card that complete a straight. An example would be where the combination of hole cards and the flop is J9875.
- double-board, double-flop
- Any of several community card game variants (usually Texas hold 'em) in which two separate boards of community cards are dealt simultaneously, with the pot split between the winning hands using each board.
- double-draw
- Any of several Draw poker games in which the draw phase and subsequent betting round are repeated twice.
- double raise
- The minimum raise in a no-limit or pot-limit game, raising by just the amount of the current bet.
- double suited
- An Omaha hold 'em starting hand where two pairs of suited cards are held, e.g. two spades and two diamonds. May be abbreviated "ds" in written descriptions. AAJT (ds) is widely considered a premium pot-limit Omaha hold 'em starting hand.
- double up, double through
- In a big bet game, to bet all of one's chips on one hand against a single opponent (who has an equal or larger stack) and win, thereby doubling your stack. I was losing a bit, but then I doubled through Sarah to put me in good shape.
- downcard
- A card that is dealt face-down.
- downswing
- A period during which a player loses (or lost more) than expected. See also: Up 'upswing'.
- drag light
- To pull chips away from the pot to indicate that you don't have enough money to cover a bet. If you win, the amount is ignored. If you lose, you must cover the amount from your pocket. This is not allowed at any casino or any but the most casual home games; see table stakes.
- draw, drawing hand, come hand
- See main article: draw.
- A 'drawing hand' is when a player has a chance to improve their hand to something considerably stronger through 'drawing' the required cards on the flop, on the turn or on the river.
- drawing dead
- Playing a drawing hand that will lose even if successful (a state of affairs usually only discovered after the fact or in a tournament when two or more players are "all in" and they show their cards). I caught the jack to make my straight, but Rob had a full house all along, so I was drawing dead.
- Playing a hand that can never improve beyond the opponent's hand. As soon as he tabled that flopped three-of-a-kind, I knew my pair of aces was drawing dead.
- drawing live
- Not drawing dead; that is, drawing to a hand that will win if successful.
- drawing thin
- Not drawing completely dead, but chasing a draw in the face of poor odds. Example: a player who will only win by catching 1 or 2 specific cards is said to be drawing thin. Profitable drawing thin requires large pot odds.
- drop
- To fold.
- Money charged by the casino for providing its services, often dropped through a slot in the table into a strong box. See "rake".
- To drop ones cards to the felt to indicate that one is in or out of a game.
- dry ace
- In Omaha hold 'em or Texas hold 'em, an ace in one's hand without another card of the same suit. Used especially to denote the situation where the board presents a flush possibility, when the player does not in fact have a flush, but holding the ace presents some bluffing or semi-bluffing opportunity and a redraw in case the flush draw comes on turn. Compare to "blocker".
- dry board
- The texure of the community cards. A board is considered dry when the cards on the table mean that is unlikely or impossible that any player has made a strong hand like a straight or flush (e.g. because there are insufficient cards of the same suit). Compare to wet board.
- dry pot
- A side pot with no money created when a player goes all in and is called by more than one opponent, but not raised. If subsequent betting occurs, the money will go to the dry pot.
- duplicate
- To counterfeit, especially when the counterfeiting card matches one already present in one's hand.
Read more about this topic: Glossary Of Poker Terms