There are two meanings for Cold Deck. The first simply refers to a player not getting any good cards or playable hands, the player might say the ‘deck is cold’ or ‘ the deck has gone cold’. Of course, when the deck is hot, you are getting good cards.

The second meaning of Cold Deck refers to something more sinister. Cold decking is a method of cheating in poker (and, for that matter, in any card game). Basically, the name refers to switching the deck during the game and bringing in a stacked deck that favors one or more players. The term cold deck is derived from the fact that the new deck is colder (temperature-wise) than the old deck that was in play.

-this is Beginner’s Poker Blog Post #164

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