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Hard Hand

In blackjack, any hand that does not contain an Ace valued at 11.

Hard Way Bet

A bet at Craps making a hard way that involves making the total with two dice of the same value. The four "hard way" combinations are hard 4 (2+2), hard 6 (3+3), hard 8 (4+4), and hard 10 (5+5).

High Roller

A player that plays for high stakes.

Hit

In blackjack, to draw another card.

Hold

A feature found on many slots and fruit machines enabling the player to keep a particular reel fixed whilst letting the others spin

Holdem

Most popular version of poker, which has now spawned many casino and video games based on the rules of holdem. See our sister site's guide to holdem - no limit texas holdem poker rules.

Hole Card

In blackjack, the facedown card that the dealer gets. In poker, the facedown cards dealt to each player.


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