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Domination

When your hand shares a card with an opponent’s hand that has a better second card.

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Also: dominated, dominates

KJ is dominated by AK and KQ: when a king flops, you’re likely to lose to a better kicker. Avoiding dominated hands is one of the fastest ways to stop losing chips before the flop.

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