Definition
A poker player’s hole cards. In Texas Hold’em a hand consists of two cards, and in Omaha of four. There are several types of starting hands: pairs, connectors, suited, offsuit and unconnected cards. The word “hand” is also used for a single deal when talking about the number of hands played, for example: “over a sample of 20,000 hands the player’s win rate was 2 BB/100”.