The act of trying to make a hand that, even if you are successful, is a loser. If you're hoping to make a straight, and your opponent already has a flush.
Playing a drawing hand that will lose even if successful (a state of affairs usually only discovered after the fact). I caught the jack to make my straight, but Rob had a full house all along, so I was drawing dead.
a player that stays in the hand with no chance of winning even if their hand improves is drawing dead. usage: He stuck it out for the whole hand with A8 and J8J then 8A on board but he was drawing dead against my JJ from the Flop.
Trying to make a particular poker hand that, even if you make it, is already beaten or cannot possibly win.
When a player has no chance to win, even though he (or she) is still drawing cards.
When a player cannot win a hand even if they get a card they are looking for on a future draw.
When a hand will lose no matter what cards come. Example: Board 7 . Hand 1: 9. Hand 2: A. Even if hand 1 finishes a straight, it loses to hand 2's already completed flush.
You are "drawing dead" when no card in the deck can make your hand the winner.
A term used when you stay in a hand and can't possibly improve your hand enough to win the pot. If a player has a flush and you are drawing to a straight, even if you make your straight you lose, therefore you are drawing dead.
Drawing Dead is a situation when a player tries to draw a card to complete a Hand when there is already an opposing Hand that will beat it, regardless of whatever card he or she may draw.
When you cannot win, no matter what cards come up.
Drawing with no chance of improving to the winning hand.
Also known as a dead draw. This means that the hand you are hoping to hit has already lost. For example you have a straight draw and 3 hearts are up and someone already has a flush. Without a straight flush draw you are drawing dead because you cannot win.
When the player's hand cannot win the pot, even with more cards coming.
Drawing to a hand that it would be impossible to win with, regardless of the card or cards drawn. Also known as dead in the pot.
To "draw dead" is drawing a card for a hand that even if it improves has no chance of winning.
when no remaining cards can give you the best hand, you are said to be drawing dead. " I hit my straight on the river, but the big blind had flopped the nut flush, so I had been drawing dead the whole time."
When your hand is already beaten no matter what card falls.
You're beaten! It doesn't matter what card is turned over at the turn or river, if you're Drawing Dead it won't help you. The other guy has already won the hand.
when your opponent's hand beats yours no matter what community cards come next
Drawing to a hand that will lose even if you hit your draw. For example, if you have a flush draw but your opponent already has a full house, you are drawing dead.
Sometimes a player will be drawing to a hand which, even if he gets it, will still be beaten by a hand another player already holds. For example, a player may be drawing to a flush when his opponent already has a full house. We say he is "drawing dead."
Replacing cards even though someone else has a hand that will beat you
A hand that has no chance of improving against its opponents.
A draw in which its impossible for a player to make a winning hand. This could be because another player has already made a better hand than the first player has the potential to make, or simply because the cards that would make a players hand have been folded by other players.
When cards are left to be turned but no other card can help you against the winning hand.
An active hand that will lose regardless of what the next card(s) drawn are.
This describes the situation where a player is trying to draw a card to complete a hand even though that completed hand will be beat by another hand.
A hand that, even if a player continues to draw, has no chance of winning.
When no card(s) left in the deck will help a player enough to win the hand.
A situation where no card, no matter how beneficial to your hand, will not give you the top hand at the table. For example: You hold: 10(C) Q (C) Your opponent holds: A(C) 7(C) The Flop comes: 9(S) 4(C) 3(C) The Turn is: A(D) At this point, no matter what card comes down on the Flop, your opponent has you beat. If a Q comes and you pair your Qs, you will be beat by your opponents' As. If a (C) comes, your Q high flush will be beat by your opponents A high flush. Because you are already beat, you are said to be Drawing Dead.
Drawing to a hand that cannot win. For example: to a straight when someone has a flush.
A draw hand that will lose even if it hits its draw.
When there's no possible way you can win a hand, no matter what card(s) are yet to come.
Drawing to a hand that cannot win because someone already holds a hand that will beat what you are drawing to.
this is a unfavorable hand and you have not a chance to win, even if you improve your cards
a situation where a player cannot win the pot, regardless of whether his/her hand improves as more cards are revealed. Example: a player hoping to see a heart on the river to make his/her flush is already “drawing dead” if someone holds a full house
to draw a hand that cannot possibly win.
A drawing hand that will lose even if it improves.
When a player is in the position that no matter what cards are turned over they cannot win the hand.
Drawing to a hand that cannot possibly win. An example is drawing to a 4-flush when a full house is already out
drawing in a situation where even if the draw is made, the player still loses. For example, if you draw for a flush when someone already has a full-house.
When cards coming out on the board have no chance of helping the player’s hand i.e. it’s impossible to win regardless of what is dealt.
Trying to make a hand which, if you do make it, is already beaten by someone else.
When you’ve got no chance of winning even though there are still cards to come.
A situation in which a player cannot statistically beat another playerâ€(tm)s cards regardless of what cards come up
Drawing to a hand that can't win, e.g. to a straight when someone has a flush.
To be drawing for a card that would still not give you the winning hand.
trying to make something out of a hand that will not win.
To be drawing to a hand which won't make the best hand. (Ie drawing to a straight when your opponent has a flush). A terrible feeling in poker.
Drawing to create a hand that cannot win even if made
when there is no card in the deck that can be drawn for a player to win the hand.
Drawing to a hand that has no chance of winning. An example would be drawing to a flush when someone else already has a full house.
A draw where no matter what card you get, you are still going to lose.
Having a hand which no matter what cards are drawn you still lose.
Trying to make a hand that, even if made, will not win the pot. E.g. drawing to a flush when your opponent already has a full house. Ee
Concluding a hand that cannot possibly win the pot (except for bluffing).
Drawing with no chance of having the winning hand even if you draw the card you are after. For example drawing a Ten to make a 6-7-8-9-T straight when an opponent already has a flush
Trying to improve to a hand that cannot win if you make it, for example, drawing a straight when someone else has a flush.
When there are no card(s) left in the deck to improve a player's hand to the winning hand. Eg, When a player is chasing a flush draw with one card to go when someone else already has a full house.
When even drawing the card you need will not give you a winner
When a player is drawing to a hand that is not the best hand offered by the flop and will therefore be beaten even if the hand is made.
This describes the situation when a player is trying to draw a card to complete a hand when there is already a hand that will beat it, even if made.
No possible card(s) in the deck can improve the hand to become the best.
Try to make a hand that, even if made, will not win the pot. If you're drawing to make a flush, and your opponent already has a full house, you are "drawing dead". Of course, this is a bad condition to be in.
It is as dead as it reads. It means having no possible cards that can beat your opponent.
When there is no possible card which can make your hand a winner, you are drawing dead.
Drawing in a situation where even if the draw is made, the hand is still a losing hand. Example, you could be playing a flush draw, but if your opponent has a full house, you'd be drawing dead.
When there are still cards to come but none of them can help you win.