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1. any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously

2. (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown

1. : a card in stud poker that is properly dealt facedown and that the holder need not expose before the showdown — called also down card

2. : a possession, action, or power that carries often unexpected weight in negotiations or other relationships and that is held in reserve or used to its most strategic advantage

1. Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.

2. something held in reserve until it can be used to advantage.

[1905-10, Amer.]

hole card noun

(in stud poker) the card dealt face down in the first round

Main Entry: ↑hole

hole card,

1. a card dealt face down in stud poker.

2. a concealed advantage.

n. (in stud or other forms of poker) a card that has been dealt face down