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Cards speak (poker)

Also: Cards speak for themselves

Poker term

The rule that the cards shown decide the winner, not what a player declares.

In Hi-Lo you do not declare "going high" or "going low." At showdown the high and the low are judged separately from the cards shown. With A-2-K-K, you can use K-K for the high and A-2 for the low.

Related terms

  • Showdown (poker)When the players still in the hand turn over their cards to decide the winner.
  • Hi-Lo / O8 (poker)A game where the best high hand and the best low hand split the pot.

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