Phrase guide
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, poker
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noun
A pre-shuffled deck of cards substituted for the real deck in order to cheat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: gambling, games
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verb
To inflict a cold deck situation on an opponent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
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History
From the metaphor that the deck (of cards) is cold, in the sense "heartless, emotionless".
