A Dead man's hand is the starting hand that incorporates and ace and an eight, which are later made into pairs during the game so that the hand includes 8,8,A,A. This pair received its name from Legendary poker player Wild Bill Hickok who was shot and killed while holding these exact pairs

When a novice player attempts to partake in a major competition, he has next to no chance of winning. Consequently, his chips are considered Dead money .

Declare - a player announcing by use of chips whether he is going high, low or high low in a hi-lo game

Deal - distribute the cards to the players

According to gambling lingo $1000 is known as a Dime and $100 is known as a Dollar.

Door Card - the first card dealt face up in a 7 Card Stud Game is the Door Card

In holdem poker, the two hole cards can also be referred to as Down Cards.

Since winning the WSOP two years in a row with a 10 and a 2, this combination of cards, for a starting hand, has been called Doyle Brunson .

To Draw a card is an action that the player uses in an attempt to improve his or her hand. The player draws his card from the community of cards available to him.

Occasionally participants draw cards even when this is a futile act, since their hand will never beat their opponents. This is known as Drawing Dead . For example, if you have a straight and your opponent already has a flush, then it is irrelevant what you draw since your opponent holds a superior hand to you in any case possible.

When your opponent becomes better placed than you after making a draw, and consequently you lose, this is known as a Drawout .

Drop - (to Fold) to give up your cards and remove yourself from the play of the hand

Also called Deuces, Ducks is the starting hand which included two twos.