aces and spaces

"Aces and spaces" is commonly used in card games to describe a hand that includes aces and low-value cards, often considered weak.

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Definition

C1Poker

(slang)A hand containing a pair of aces and three low-ranking cards.

Example

  • Despite having aces and spaces, he lost to a full house.

C1Bridge

(slang)A hand with high points primarily from aces, lacking enough winning cards.

Example

  • She was disappointed to see her aces and spaces hand had little potential for winning tricks.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "aces and spaces":

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