winning hands
Cards that beat
Winning hands are the card combinations that beat opponents' holdings in poker and similar games.
In poker, hands rank from high card through pairs, straights, flushes, and up to royal flush.
The term extends to any advantageous position: She was dealt a winning hand in the negotiation.
To play a winning hand is to leverage an advantage skillfully.
- raiseLift or increase
- meldsFuses or blends
- lucky streakSustained run of wins
- beat the oddsSucceed despite unfavorable likelihood
- callContact by phone
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