Definition of Cover

In card games, cover has several meanings.

In some games, it means to play a higher-ranked card on a previously played card. In Contract Bridge, it refers to a card that compensates for a partner's loser. In a game like Spades, to cover means to make good on a bid.

In online poker, cover play is a slang term that refers to the inexact science of playing just enough hands to avoid the appearance of a hit and run on a bonus. Many poker rooms will ban players from bonuses for hit and runs.

--

Recent Articles That Include The Term Cover:


Garrett Adelstein vs Robbi Jade Lew Hand Explodes Into Mainstream Media

How The "Texas Gamblers Reunion" Became The World Series of Poker

EPT Prague Postponed

CalvinAyre.com Stops Publishing New Content

Tony G Resigns From Lithuanian Parliament


Back to the - Poker Dictionary