A member of the family Cimicidae in the order Hemiptera and includes the blood-sucking bugs. See haematosiphon and oeciacus vicarius.
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A member of the family Cimicidae in the order Hemiptera and includes the blood-sucking bugs. See haematosiphon and oeciacus vicarius.
A wild card in poker that is played as an ace unless it helps complete a flush, straight, or straight flush.
SoundPoker Says: In stud poker games that use wild cards, a bug is defined as a wild card that is partially wild if dealt face up, but fully wild if it is dealt face down.
See Also: Home Game, Stud Poker, Wild Card
A bug in poker is a limited form of wild card. One or both jokers are often added to the deck and played as bugs.
In draw poker played for high, the bug is considered to be an ace, unless it can be used as a missing card to complete a straight or flush, in which case it becomes the highest card which can complete the hand.
In California lowball, the bug is the lowest unpaired card in a hand. For example in 8-6-4-3 plus the bug, the bug becomes an ace; in A-2-3-5 plus the bug, the bug becomes a four.
Holding the bug greatly increases the power of certain drawing hands. For example, playing for high, a natural four-straight such as Q-J-T-9 drawing one has nine outs to complete the hand, any king or eight or the bug. By contrast a four-straight including the bug can have as many as sixteen outs to complete the straight - Q-J-T-Joker can catch any ace, king, nine, or eight.
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