See Also: oreillet(dictionary)
gambling(dictionary)
gambling(encyclopedia)
Gambling(law)
gambling(medicine)
Women and Gambling(casino)
Gambling money(finance)
Gambling Stake - Roulette(gambling)
River Gambling - Poker(gambling)
Guerrilla Gambling - Roulette(gambling)

Sight - Poker (gambling) and oreillet (iou)


Sight - Poker (gambling)


A situation in which one player runs out of chips (that is, goes all in), and claims sight, that is, the right to a showdown for the amount of chips he has put in the pot thus far. This is an old term rarely used nowadays.

oreillet (iou)



oreillet noun. . M16.
[French oreillette little ear, covering or ornament for the ear, dim. of oreille ear: see -ET1.]
Orig., a defensive or decorative covering for the ears. Later spec., the earpiece of a helmet.