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half-pot limit: A betting structure like pot limit, but which allows maximum raises of only half the amount in the pot.

hammer: To bet and raise aggressively.

hand

The set of cards being played by one player.
A period of poker play, begun by shuffling the cards and ending with a player winning a pot.

heads up: Playing against a single opponent.

high card: A hand with no pairs, according to its highest-ranking cards.

high-low, high-low split: Any of several games where the pot is divided between the player with the best poker hand and the best lowball hand.

high society: Poker chips of a large denomination.

hole card: Face-down cards dealt to each player for their personal use.

Hollywood: Overt acting to deceive other players. See advertising.

horse: A player being backed financially by someone else.

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