to have a better hand

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Is this a poker game term?
Does it have any other extended meaning?

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[+1] - Robert Gentel - 11/11/2008Yes it is a poker term. Your "hand" are the cards you have. As to other meanings it can obviously have literal meaning. Think of two hand models arguing over who has the "better...
[+1] - fansy - 11/11/2008[quote]But pitched against a student body flush with easy credit, Internet access, and idle time, gamblingâ��s lure [b]may have the better hand[/b].[/quote] Can we take it to mean "to...

Yes it is a poker term. Your "hand" are the cards you have.

As to other meanings it can obviously have literal meaning. Think of two hand models arguing over who has the "better hand".

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But pitched against a student body flush with easy credit, Internet access, and idle time, gambling’s lure may have the better hand.

Can we take it to mean "to have upper hand" in this context?

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