"Let's invite John every week; he's dead money". The term "dead money" also applies in tournaments, when many casual players enter events with virtually no chance of winning. deal To distribute cards to players in accordance with the rules of the game being played A single instance of a game of poker, begun by shuffling the cards and ending with the award of a pot. Also called a hand (though both terms are ambiguous). An agreement to split tournament prize money differently from the announced payouts deal twice In a cash game, when two players are involved in a large pot and one is all-in, they might agree to deal the remaining cards twice. If one player wins both times they win the whole pot, but if both players win one hand they split the pot. Also, play twice, run it twice. dealer The person dealing the cards The person who assumes that role for the purposes of betting order in a game, even though someone else might be physically dealing. Also button. Compare with buck. dealer's choice A version of poker in which the deal passes each game and each dealer can choose, or invent, a new poker game each hand or orbit. See main article: dealer's choice. declare To verbally indicate an action or intention. See declaration. deep stack A stack of chips that is relatively large for the stakes being played. Also called a big stack. Compare with short stack. defense Making a play that defends the player against a bluff by forcing the suspected bluffer to fold or invest further deuce A two-spot card (i.e. a two of any suit). Also called a duck, quack, or swan. Any of various related uses of the number two, such as a $2 limit game, a $2 chip, etc. deuce-to-seven A method of evaluating low hands. See main article: deuce-to-seven low. dirty stack A stack of chips apparently of a single denomination, but with one or more chips of another. Usually the result of inattention while stacking a pot, but may also be an intentional deception. discard To take a previously dealt card out of play. The set of all discards for a deal is called the muck or the deadwood. dominated hand A hand that is extremely unlikely to win against another specific hand, even though it may not be a poor hand in its own right. Most