play the board

verb

To have as one's best hand the communal cards on the board. A player in such a situation can only achieve a split pot at best, since all the other players can also play the board.

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Meanings

verbplay the board (third-person singular simple present plays the board, present participle playing the board, simple past and past participle played the board)

present singular third person plays the board · participle present playing the board · participle past played the board · past played the board

  1. card gamesTo have as one's best hand the communal cards on the board. A player in such a situation can only achieve a split pot at best, since all the other players can also play the board.
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Chicago

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