Dead Card: A card that is not legally playable. Dead Collection Blind: A fee paid by the player having the dealer button, used in some games as an alternative method of seat rental. Dead Hand: A hand that is not legally playable. Dead Money: Chips that are taken into the center of the pot because they are not considered part of a particular player's bet. Deal: To distribute cards to each player, or put cards on the board. Dealer Button: A flat disk that indicates the player who would be in the dealing position for that hand (if there were not a house dealer). Normally just called "the button." Deal Off: To take all the blinds and the button before changing seats or leaving the table. That is, participate through all the blind positions and the dealer position. Deal Twice: Dealing a second time for half the pot when there is no more betting. Deck: A set of playing-cards. In these games, the deck consists of either:
(1) 52 cards in seven-card stud, holdem, and Omaha.
(2) 53 cards (including the joker), often used in ace-to-five lowball and draw high. Discard(s): To throw cards out of your hand in a draw, to make room for replacements. Or the card(s) thrown away; the muck. Downcards: Cards that are dealt facedown in a stud game. Draw: (1) The poker form where players are given the opportunity to replace cards in the hand. In some places like California, the word "draw" is used referring to draw high, and draw low is called "lowball." (2) The act of replacing cards in the hand. (3) The point in the deal where replacing is done is called "the draw."
