Muck

Also: mucking, muck pile

The pile of folded and discarded cards, and the act of folding or throwing away a hand without showing it. Once cards touch the muck they are dead, even if they were the winning hand — a rule that has decided many pots.

Example. He mucked the winning hand at showdown after misreading the board.

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