high-card
Poker ranking bottom
High-card describes the weakest winning condition in poker—when no player has a pair or better, the hand with the highest individual card wins: I won with high-card ace.
As a verb, to high-card is to draw cards to determine something by chance, such as who deals first or who gets a disputed seat: Let's high-card for it.
Single-pip card
- kingMale crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- jackDevice for lifting vehicles
- kickerOne who boots balls
showdown · rank · pocket · premium · suited · position · preflop · holdings
Deliberate deception
- trumpSuit outranking all others
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- follow suitAct as others have
- meldBlend thoroughly together
discard · hand · round · bid · capture · euchre · whist · bridge
ace
Single-pip card
kicker · showdown · rank · pocket · premium · suited · position · preflop · holdings · strength
trick
Deliberate deception
- trumpSuit outranking all others
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- follow suitAct as others have
meld · discard · hand · round · bid · capture · euchre · whist · bridge · pinochle
rank
Position in hierarchy
counterfeit · outkicked · pair · two pair · trips · wheel · nuts · board · runout · equity
bet
Risked stake on outcome
bluff · pot · odds · stakes · bankroll · variance · risk · all-in · check · action
high-cardroyal flush
Top-ranking poker hand
straight flush · four of a kind · pair · full house · flush
high, higher, highest, highly, highness, card, cards, carded, carding