Jacks or better

Jacks or better is used in draw poker and it means that a pair of jacks (in someone's hand) is the minimum hand that is allowed to start the action. If no one has Jacks or better to open, the hand is dealt over again.

"It took three hands before someone finally got a pair of Jacks to open."

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