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Suckout

A suckout is where a vastly inferior hand ends up winning a pot against a player with a solid hand.

e.g "I called Matt's pre-flop all-in bet with my Ace-Queen. Although he had a measly Jack 6, Matt ended up hitting a straight on the river with his 6. What a suckout!"
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