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Gallery - Nonplaying spectators.

Gambler - A player who wagers money at unfavorable edge odds.

Gambler's Last Charge - A game played with five hand cards and five table cards with the last card turned up being wild when matched in one's hand (If).

Gambling - Betting money at unfavorable investment and edge odds.

Game Behavior
- Artificial behavior used in a poker game.

Game Pace
- Betting done on various hands compared to betting normally done on those hands.

Gang Cheating - Two or more players cheating in collusion.

Gap - The missing space (card) required to fill a straight.

Garbage - The discards.

Gardena Razz - See Razz (2).

Gardena, California - The Mecca for public club poker.

Ge - A pair.

Ghost Hand - A hand that reappears on the next deal because of inadequate shuffling.

Gi-Till-Satisfy - Unlimited giant twisting with progressively increasing costs for new cards.

Giant Twist - A twist allowing the exchange of up to all of one's cards.

Gilet (Gillet or Gile) - An old French card game that was the predecessor of Brelan.

Gimmick - See Gaff.

Girl - A queen.

Gleek - {1) Three of a kind. (2) An early English card game.

Go - To start dealing.

Go All In - To bet all of one's money in table stakes.

Go Out - To drop.

Going Better - A raise.

Going In - A call.

Golden Chairs - Player with four held cards and three table cards with one's low card sometimes played as wild.

Golden Glow - A superior brand of daub. (See Cosmetics.)

Good Hand - A winning hand.

Good Player - A player who extracts maximum money from the game.

Grand - A thousand dollars.

Gravy - One's winnings.

Greek - A cardsharp (Grec).

Greek Bottom - The second card from the bottom dealt by a dishonest player.

Green - The most common color for $25 chips.

Grifter - A cheater.

Gut Shot - See Belly Hit.

Guts to Open - To allow any value hand to open.

Gypsy In - In lowball, to limp in.

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