Casino Glossary

• Copy

  Poker

  In pai gow, a tie, most often on the two-card hand, rarely on the five-card hand. The banker wins ties.

• Corner Straight

  PokerVideo Poker

  A poker hand containing an Ace, King, Duece and two more adjacent cards from either side, e.g. K-A-2-3-4. Some video poker games, such as Multi Win Videopoker by Amatic, offer payouts for corner straight.

• Cowboys

  Poker

  Another name for kings.

• DD

  CasinoPoker

  Acronym for double deck or double down.

• Dominate

  Poker

  A hand that has a much better initial chance of winning than another. E.g. in hold'em, AK vs A9 or QQ vs 77.

• Door Card

  Poker

  First card dealt face up to a player in stud poker.

• Down to the Felt

  CasinoPoker

  Down to the felt: an expression for a player with very little money left.

  See also: Circle

• Draw

  Poker

  In poker, discarding cards and receiving replacements in the hope of improving a hand.

• Drawn Out

  Poker

  Beaten by a hand that improved.

• Drop

  CasinoPoker

  1) The total amount of money exchanged for chips in a casino;

  2) Lose money gambling.