Poker Terms - Poker Dictionary - Letter 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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