Obscure Poker Terms

• ANNA KOURNAKOVA -- Ace-King hole cards that ultimately don't hold up.
• CANARY -- a talkative player.
• CINCH HAND -- the nuts in Stud Poker.
• CRANBERRY -- a person who calls against pot odds.
• DOOR CARD -- the first face-up card shown during the flop.
• HORSING -- when a player giving chips to another player after he’s won a hand.
• KIMODO DRAGONED -- getting beaten on the river by a straight or flush.
• LEOPOLD & LOEB -- a pair of Jacks.
• MALE CHEERLEADER -- four to the straight, a busted straight.
• PIGEON -- the best possible card one could draw to improve one’s hand.
• RIBBON CLERK -- a small-stakes poker player.
• STRINGER - another name for a straight.
• WINDOW DRESSING -- showing one's opponent just one of your cards before you fold (usually an ace).

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