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hole card
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hole card
n.
1. A card in stud poker that is dealt face-down and that the holder is not obliged to reveal before the showdown.
2. Informal Something held in reserve until it can be used advantageously.
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Noun1.hole card - any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously
assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
2.hole card - (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown
stud poker, stud - poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt
playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games


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Hill tried to make poker a regular Fox program eight years ago, but not until the technology of minicameras were developed a few years ago to show the hole cards did poker really explode as a TV event picked up in some version by all-sports channels looking for the coveted 18-to-34 aged male audience.
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It's no limit and we show the hole cards because that is what the public likes.
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Well-placed cameras reveal each player's hole cards, allowing viewers at home to revel in omniscience even as they attempt to follow the thought processes of the bettors and sharpen their own skills at home.
Jack of smarts: why the Internet generation loves to play poker by Peters, Justin / Washington Monthly
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