boardcard

English

Etymology

From board +‎ card.

Noun

boardcard (plural boardcards)

1. (poker) One of a set of cards that are dealt face up, from which a certain number of cards may be (or must be, depending on the game) used to create each player's final hand.
   • 1984, Louisiana Administrative Code; Title 42: Louisiana Gaming, page 71:

     There is a betting round, and the dealer burns and turns a final boardcard. […] At Texas holdem, each player receives two cards to start, and at the showdown may play both individual cards and three boardcards, called “playing the board.”

   • 1997, Vincent H. Eade, Raymond H. Eade, Introduction to the Casino Entertainment Industry, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 136:

     Texas Hold ’Em and Omaha Poker / These poker games involve cards dealt to the players as well as boardcards that can be mutually used to improve hands. Players are dealt two downcards in Texas Hold ’Em, followed by a series of betting rounds. With each betting round, a new boardcard is added.

   • 2007, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI Press, →ISBN, page 490:

     Three boardcards are turned simultaneously and another round of betting occurs. The next two boardcards are turned one at a time, with a round of betting after each.