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cold deck

noun

Etymology

From the metaphor that the deck (of cards) is cold, in the sense "heartless, emotionless".

Definitions

  1. A hand where two or more players have very strong hands and one or more of them loses a…

    A hand where two or more players have very strong hands and one or more of them loses a lot of chips despite the strength of the hand(s) involved.

  2. A pre-shuffled deck of cards substituted for the real deck in order to cheat.

    • The cold deck can be run into play by the cheat himself or by his accomplice […]

  3. To inflict a cold deck situation on an opponent.

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