Idioms in action: source and application

Poker
Basic card terminology
• Suits: Hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades
• Deuce, face cards
Jack
Queen
King
One-eyed Jacks
Suicide King
Basic card terminology
• Cut the deck
• Deal - misdeal
• Hand
Poker – Five card draw
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Ante up
Pot
See and raise
Call
Fold
Bluff
Showdown
Wild cards
Idioms
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Deal me in
Good/raw deal
Play your cards well/poorly
Put your cards on the table
Have the cards stacked against you
Hold your cards close to your chest
Raise the stakes
Poker face
Ace in the hole
Hold all the aces
To stack the deck
Sweeten the pot
The game is too rich (for my blood)
The stakes are too high
Go for an inside/outside straight
Place your bets
All bets are off
Show your hand
Win a hand
Have/hold a good hand