Poker Terms Dictionary - drawing dead

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Drawing dead

Playing a Draw (a state of affairs usually only discovered after the fact or in a tournament when two or more players are "all in" and they show their cards). 'I caught the jack to make my straight, but Rob had a full house all along, so I was drawing dead.'