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Dead Man's Hand - Two pair - Aces and Eights (The hand Wild Bill Hickock was holding when Jack McCall shot him in the back).

Dealer - The man or woman who handles the cards, gives out the pots, and monitors the game.

Dealer's Position - Being the last to act in a betting round. On the button.

Diamonds - One of the four playing card suits. Formerly representing merchants.

Disconnect Protection - A tool to protect players in the event that their internet connection is lost while involved in a pot.

Dominated Hands - Hands those are okay to play, but tend to lose against similar non-straight/flush hands. Example: A2 is dominated because against other hands with an Ace, it loses or draws without improvement.

Dominating Hands - Primo hands that are not only good, solid hands but have lots of room for improvement.

Door Card - This is the first exposed card, or "up" card, in a player's hand in Stud games.

Down Card - Hole cards. Cards that are dealt face down.

Doyle Brunson - It's a Holdem hand consisting of a 10-2 (Brunson won the world championship two years in a row on the final hand with these cards).

Draw Lowball - Form of partypoker where each player is dealt five cards with the option of discarding one or more and replacing them with new ones and the low hand wins.

Draw Poker - Form of partypoker where each player is dealt five cards down with the option of discarding one or more and replacing them with new ones to attempt to make a better hand.

Drawing - Playing a hand to improve.

Drawing Dead - A drawing hand that will lose even if it improves.

Drawing Hand - A hand that needs improvement to win. Usually to a straight or flush.

Drop - Fold.

Ducks - A pair of Twos.

Deuces - A pair of Twos.

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