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
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