{"id":2535347,"date":"2024-09-21T10:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T10:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2535347"},"modified":"2024-09-27T17:29:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:29:36","slug":"discard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/discard\/","title":{"rendered":"Discard Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Discard in Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A discard in poker refers to cards that have been thrown away (discarded) by players, usually to be replaced by new cards. The term is usually found in draw poker games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in a game of <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/5-card-draw-poker\/\" title=\"5 Card Draw Poker Rules\">Five Card Draw<\/a>, every player is given the option to discard up to five cards from their hand and replace them with new cards after the first betting round. The cards they choose to replace are referred to as discards, and the place on the table where all these cards end up is a discard pile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The term discard is sometimes used in <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/texas-holdem-rules\/\" title=\"How To Play Texas Hold\u2019em \u2013 Poker Rules &amp; Basics\">Texas Hold\u2019em<\/a> as well for cards folded by the players, but the term \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/muck\/\" title=\"Muck Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Muck in Poker\">muck<\/a>\u201d is much more frequently used in <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/community-cards\/\" title=\"Community Cards \u2013 Learn What Are Community Cards in Poker\">community card<\/a> games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/\">All Poker Terms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/tournament-masterclass\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png\" alt=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png 1176w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-746x143.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" width=\"1176\" height=\"226\"   \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A discard in poker refers to cards that have been thrown away (discarded) by players, usually to be replaced by new cards. The term is usually found in draw poker games. 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