"bad beat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bad beat.wav Forms: bad beats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bad beat (plural bad beats)
  1. (poker) The losing of a hand after being the mathematical favorite to win at the start of the hand. Wikipedia link: bad beat Categories (topical): Poker Related terms: cold deck, cooler
    Sense id: en-bad_beat-en-noun-qdYcpSkl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: card-games, poker

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