high card

See also: high-card

English

Noun

high card (plural high cards)

  2. (poker) A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.
  3. (bridge) An honor card, specifically, a jack, queen, king or ace, that is crucial in determining the strength of a hand.
    Coordinate term: small card

Translations

See also

Poker hands in English · poker hands (layout · text)
high card pair two pair three of a kind straight
flush full house four of a kind straight flush royal flush
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