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this is the common term used for the five card hand as it is placed behind the smaller two card hand.
the five-card hand, so called because it is laid on the table behind the two-card hand (also called high hand)
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the two-card hand, so called because it is laid on the table in front of the five-card hand (also called low hand)
this is the common term used for the two card hand called this because it is placed first, or in front of the hand behind.
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(Also Hard Total.) A hand without an Ace, or with an Ace valued at 1 is said to be Hard in that it can only be given one value, unlike a 'Soft' hand.
Any blackjack hand that does not contain an ace valued at eleven.
Any hand without an ace. Also any hand with an ace where the ace must be counted as a 1 to avoid busting.
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The total of a hard hand.
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Playing alone against a dealer.
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A pot that is being contested by only two players. Example:"It was heads up by the turn."
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A head to head play with the dealer - no other players are involved.
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An item that can be used once per hour to teleport you to your Home point.
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Pressure and intimidation used by a casino to discourage card counters.
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Intensive scrutiny of a player's action to determine if he has an edge either due to cheating or expertise. Casinos turn up the heat if you seem to be winning too frequently or in big amounts. As one thing is certain, they can't stand giving back money.
Intensive observation of a player's actions to decide if they have an edge. Casinos turn up the heat if you seem to be winning too often or in large amounts.
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A card counting system. 2 through 6 counts +1 and faces and aces count as -1.
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A card counting system promoted in The World's Greatest Blackjack Book. 3-6 count as +1, and tens (including faces) count as -1.
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when players place best on any of these numbers - 19 to 36
A wager that one of the high numbers (19-36) will win.
A wager that one of the high numbers (19-36) will win the next spin.
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this is the highest card in a player's hand, which may be used as a tie-breaker if a player and dealer have the same hand.
the highest card in a player's hand; used to determine the winning hand if neither player nor dealer holds a higher poker combination, or if both hold the same combination (e.g. if both player and dealer are holding a straight, the one with the higher card wins)
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see hand behind
this is another name for the Hand Behind or the Five Card Hand.
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An even money bet, either for the top half (19-36) or the bottom half (1-18) of the numbers. (This is an outside bet.)
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A player that wagers big bets.
this is a player who wages big bets.
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Also known as a "whale". Someone who bets a lot of money. To take another card.
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A person who plays for big money (with big money).
A person who plays for big money (with big money).
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(Also Draw) Call a card or adding a new card to your current hand. The card received is also called a hit.
To take another card.
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As in "the flop hit me," meaning the flop contains cards that help your hand. If you have AK, and the flop comes K-7-2, it hit you.
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Early version of roulette.
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In blackjack, the facedown card that the dealer gets. In stud and hold âem poker, the facedown cards dealt to each player.
The dealer's face down card.
The dealer's face down card.
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