What is the difference between drawing dead and drawing thin?

[Julio88]

In poker, "drawing dead" and "drawing thin" are both terms used to describe a player's chances of winning a hand.

Drawing dead means that a player's hand is currently losing and has no chance of improving to win the pot, regardless of which additional cards are drawn.

Drawing thin, on the other hand, means that a player has a hand that still has a small chance of winning with additional cards, but the chance of making the winning hand is relatively low.

In summary, drawing dead means that a player has no chance of winning, while drawing thin means that there is still a slim chance of winning, but the odds are not in their favor.

 

[Crazy_winner]

Drawing thin denotes a minimal opportunity of enhancing the hand with only a few certain cards that are unlikely to be dealt, while drawing dead denotes having no chance of winning the hand regardless of the cards still in play.