Make (poker)
- 1) Catch the specific hand one is trying to end up with; often
followed by a (or the) hand. In draw poker, if you start with
5-6-7-8-K of mixed suits, you discard the king, and on the draw
receive either a 4 or 9, you have made a straight. You have
also made the hand or made a hand. The phrases "I made"
and "Did you make?" are elliptical, that is, "I
made my hand" and "Did you make the hand (or your
hand)?", respectively, are understood. In lowball, to catch
on the draw any card below one's top card that does not give
one a pair is to make the hand. Similarly, though used less
often, in a stud or hold 'em game, to turn a drawing hand into
a complete hand is to make the hand.
2) Detect cheating. "Did the floor man make you?"
means "Did the floor man notice that you were cheating?"
3) Shuffle the cards prior to the next deal; same as make the
pack.
