On the Come (poker)
1) Describing a bet made on an unmade hand before all the
cards have been dealt, or in the anticipation of making a hand.
In lowball, this is usually whatever you're drawing to; in high
(draw, stud, or hold 'em), it is usually four cards to a straight,
flush, or straight flush. To raise on the come means to start
with four cards to a good hand that is not yet made, and raise
the pot before the draw to build a larger pot, with the hope
of making the hand and having a larger pot to bet into after
the draw. A player who starts with A-2-3-4-K in lowball and
raises is raising on the come. To bet on the come usually means
to bet as just described; sometimes to make a blind bet after
the draw after having drawn one card to a come hand. (A come
hand is a hand that needs one card on the come.)
2) A hand that is drawing to a straight or flush.
