Boys’ poker night is heaven for the girl

Poker night at our house bears absolutely no resemblance to the Tennessee Williams version in “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.

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