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Live casinos or “live” casinos offer the opportunity to play with real dealers without visiting a gambling establishment but using only an online resource. Real dealers are in special studios with video cameras, from where the game is broadcast. A live casino is an online casino that is run in real-time by live human dealers. As such, players can play using their computers and have a full gaming experience like in a real land-based casino. Some live casinos even allow players to use a mobile device to play live games.
There are currently 22 names in this directory beginning with the letter H.
Hand
The set of cards a player has in his possession during a round. This term is mostly used in table games. The cards dealt to a player in a card game such as blackjack, after the cards have been shuffled by the dealer.
Hand Rankings
Refers to the order of poker hands based on their strength. For example, a flush beats a straight but loses to a full house. While many variants of poker use the same hand rankings, some variants use different hand rankings.
Hand-for-hand
A stage in tournaments where every table completes its current hand before the entire tournament moves on to the next hand.
Harm
Gambling related harm can be divided into seven key areas: Financial harm, relationship disruption, emotional or psychological distress, decrements to health, cultural harm, reduced work or study performance and criminal activity. These harms can further be considered as general harms (which occur at any time), crisis harms, which are associated with attempts to seek help, and legacy harms, which occur long after gambling has ceased.
Heads Up
Refers to a poker hand where only two players are involved. This could refer to either the initial deal, or the later betting rounds after every other player folds.
Hero Call
A call made with a speculative hand in the hopes that our opponent is bluffing. Is hero calling ever a good idea?!
HH (Hand History)
A poker game feature that shows the history of the hands dealt to the player. This feature is most helpful for learning to make calculations and generally helps keep track of your game. You can use the gathered data to develop better strategies.
High Hand
A poker hand where we don’t hold a pair or stronger. The strength of our hand is defined by its highest card (Aces are high in most variants).
High Roller / Casino Gamblers
The term ‘High Roller’ describes gamblers who participate in the highest-stakes games. It doesn’t apply exclusively to poker. Any player who wagers impressive sums of money! Many live casino games offer special high roller tables with increased bet limits.
Hijack / Hijack Seat
A position at the poker table, refers to the position to the immediate right of the “cutoff” and two seats to the right of the “button.” Also considered late position in a full ring game of hold'em or Omaha (i.e., nine- or ten-handed).
Hit / Twist
Used in online blackjack, a hit is a request for another card. We “hit” when a card falls that gives us a decent hand. “We held a flush draw on the turn but hit on the river”.
Hold’em / Cadillac of Poker
The most popular poker variant. In hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board. A straight completed from the outside by one of two possible cards. For example, if your pocket cards are 5-6 and the flop shows 4-7-king, either a 3 or an 8 on the turn or river would complete your open-ended straight.
Hole Card
A Hole Card is the face down card a dealer receives during a game of blackjack. In other table games, a hole card is the card the player receives. In Hold’em players are dealt two hole cards while in Omaha they are dealt four.
House Edge / Edge
The built-in advantage that the casino has in all games. It is usually gained by paying out at odds slightly below the true odds of winning, and is expressed as a house edge. A game with a 2% house edge, for example, should net the casino a $2 profit for every $100 wagered in the long run.
House Hold / Casino's Hold / Theoretical Hold
The share of chips the player has bought that is won back by the casino.