Cold Deck

The original meaning of cold deck is that of fixing a deck with the intent of cheating. For example, one might arrange for a victim player to have a strong hand so that he bets a lot of money, but for another player working with the dealer to have a stronger hand still. It might also mean that the deck is stacked against a player so that he loses all his money over a long period of time.

The term is also used to describe a round of play in which more strong hands than usual are dealt. For example, in Texas Hold'em if three players get a pair of aces, a pair of kings, and a pair of queens, and then the third player hits a third queen, then one might say the deck is cold. As in the first meaning, it can also mean that over a long time, many situations occur where one player has a strong hand and another has a stronger hand still.


Related Topics:

Cooler, Cheating