THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Glossary
Open Poker--Stud poker.
Open Seat--A chair available for another player.
Option--Five-card, high-low stud with a twist.
Option Card--(1) A card that may be either kept or exchanged (Twist). (2) A stud card that may be
either kept in the hole or exposed.
Original Hand--The cards dealt to a player before the draw.
Outs--A poor hand that can win on the draw.
Overcall--The calling of a big bet after others have called.
Overcard--A card that is higher than any card showing.
Overcards--Cards that rank higher than a pair.
Overhand Shuffle--A shuffle made by sliding cards from the top of the deck into the other hand.
Overhand Stack--An overhand shuffling technique for stacking cards.
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Pace--See Betting Pace, Game Pace, and Hand Pace.
Pack--The deck of cards.
Packet--A portion of the pack.
Pa Ferguson--Five-card stud with high card on board and all cards like it as wild.
Paint--A face card in a lowball hand.
Pair--Two cards of the same value.
Palmed Card--A card concealed for future use by a cheater.
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