THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Glossary
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Half-Pot Limit--A betting limit equal to half the size of the pot.
Hand--The cards dealt to a player.
Hand Cards--Concealed cards that are dealt face-down.
Hand Pace--The extent of betting, calling, raising, and bluffing compared to the size of the pot.
Head to Head--Two people playing poker.
Heavy--A pot with too much money.
Hedge Bet--A side bet to limit possible losses.
Heeler--A kicker.
Heinz--Seven-card stud with fives and sevens wild and also penalty cards.
Help--To improve a hand on receiving additional cards in stud or draw poker.
Hidden Declarations--A rule for declaring high-low hands by concealing different color chips in one's
hand.
Highball--Poker in which the highest hand wins.
High-Low--A game in which the highest and lowest hands split the pot.
High Spade in Hole--Seven-card stud in which the hand with the high spade in the hole divides the pot
with the high hand.
Hilo Pocalo--Five-card stud in which the up cards can be refused and passed to the player on the left
(Take It or Leave It).
Hit--A draw or catch that improves one's hand.
Hokum--A stud variation providing an option to receive cards face-up or face-down.
Hold 'em (Hold Me Darling)-- A seven-card game with two face-down cards for each player and five
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