Hole cards

Your two private cards, dealt face down. Only you see them.

Example

Your hole cards are A♠ K♦; the five board cards belong to everyone.

Also written: hole card, pocket cards, your cards.

Related

• board The five shared cards dealt face up in the middle: the flop, the turn and the river.
• pocket pair Two hole cards of the same rank.

Practise it in 5 minutes Best five of seven, a short free lesson.

Quads is for adults, 18 and over. It teaches with play chips only: there is no real money, ever.