Poker Terms – H
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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 face-up cards for everyone’s use (Tennessee Hold Me, Texas Hold ‘em).
- Hold Out-To cheat by concealing a card or cards for future use.
- Hold Out Device-A mechanical device used by cheaters to hold out a card or cards (See Bug, Lizard, Spider).
- Hole Cards-Cards dealt face-down in stud.
- Hole-Card Stud-Five-card stud in which betting starts on the first hole card.
- Hollywood-Fifteen-card Cincinnati with five in each hand and ten table cards.
- Holy City-A big hand, usually with aces and picture cards.
- Honest Readers-The normal marks or irregularities on any deck of cards.
- Honor Card-A ten or higher value card.
- Hook-A jack.
- Hot Deck-A deck from which good hands are being dealt.
- Hot Hands-A run of high-value hands.
- Hot Pot-A special pot, usually played for higher stakes (Pistol Stud).
- Hot Streak-A run of good “luck” or winning hands (Spinner).
- House-A person or organization running a poker game for profit.
- House Cut-The amount cut from pots for the house, club, or casino.
- House Game-A poker game in which admission is charged or the pots are cut for the host’s profit. Considered illegal in most states.
- House Rules-Rules, especially betting, agreed upon by the players.
- Hoyles-Any accepted rules for card games.
- Humps-See Belly Strippers.
- Hurricane-Two-card poker.
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