Poker concept

What is Burn Card in Poker? Definition & Examples

The definition, with context from real hands and how it connects to the rest of your strategy.

Quick answer

Burn Card: The card discarded face-down before each community-card deal.

In more detail

Live-poker only: online sites don’t burn. Tradition from physical decks, prevents a player seeing the top card.

Common questions

What does Burn Card mean in poker?

Live-poker only: online sites don’t burn. Tradition from physical decks, prevents a player seeing the top card.

Related terms

Action
Your turn to act, or the overall betting activity in a hand.
Bad Beat
Losing a hand where you were a heavy statistical favorite.
Board
The community cards dealt face-up in the middle of the table.
Cooler
A hand where two players have very strong holdings: unavoidable losses happen.

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