Two-Way Hand ( poker )

 

1) In draw poker played with the 52-card deck, an open-ended straight; so called because it can be made by two ranks.

2) In draw poker, a hand with two possible ways of drawing, such as four cards to a straight or four to a flush (but not the same for both draws).

3) In lowball, an 8, 9, or 10 (that is, a hand topped by one of those cards) that can be broken under pressure. 9-4-3-2-A is a breaking hand, because you can throw the 9 and draw to a wheel; 9-8-7-3-A is not, because there really is no place to break.

4) In high-low split-pot games with a declare, a hand that can declare (but not necessarily win) both ways.

5) In high-low split-pot games without a declare (that is, those in which cards speak), a hand that wins both ways.