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Protected low (poker)

Also: Counterfeit protection

Poker term

A nut low that can be rebuilt even if counterfeited.

With A-2-3, if an A falls you still have 2-3, and if a 2 falls you still have A-3 for a low. The chance of losing a flopped nut low by the river is 23% with only A-2, 15% with A-2-3, and 7% with A-2-3-4.

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