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a gully that is shallower than a ravine an entertainer who attracts large audiences "he was the biggest drawing card they had" the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided "the game ended in a draw" "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random "the luck of the draw" "they drew lots for it" a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack "he got a pair of kings in the draw" a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer "he took lessons to cure his hooking" (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer "he played only draw and stud" the act of drawing or hauling something "the haul up the hill went very slowly" cause to move by pulling "draw a wagon" "pull a sled" get or derive "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" make a mark or lines on a surface "draw a line" "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" make, formulate, or derive in the mind "I draw a line here" "draw a conclusion" "draw parallels" "make an estimate" "What do you make of his remarks?" bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover "draw a weapon" "pull out a gun" "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface "She drew an elephant" "Draw me a horse" take liquid out of a container or well "She drew water from the barrel" give a description of "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" select or take in from a given group or region "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans" "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" suck in or take (air) "draw a deep breath" "draw on a cigarette" move or go steadily or gradually "The ship drew near the shore" remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) "She drew $2,000 from the account" "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" choose at random "draw a card" "cast lots" earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher "He drew a base on balls" bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition "She was drawn to despair" "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum" "The session was drawn to a close" cause to flow "The nurse drew blood" write a legal document or paper "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" engage in drawing "He spent the day drawing in the garden" move or pull so as to cover or uncover something "draw the shades" "draw the curtains" allow a draft "This chimney draws very well" require a specified depth for floating "This boat draws 70 inches" pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" take in, also metaphorically "The sponge absorbs water well" "She drew strength from the minister's words" direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes "Her good looks attract the stares of many men" "The ad pulled in many potential customers" "This pianist pulls huge crowds" "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" thread on or as if on a string "string pearls on a string" "the child drew glass beads on a string" "thread dried cranberries" stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) "The archers were drawing their bows" pass over, across, or through "He ran his eyes over her body" "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine" "He drew her hair through his fingers" finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. "The teams drew a tie" contract "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die "draw wire" steep pass through a strainer "draw pulp from the fruit" remove the entrails of "draw a chicken" flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching "draw steel" cause to localize at one point "Draw blood and pus"
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Wikipedia
One is said to be drawing in a poker game if one has a hand (poker)hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of your first five cards are all spades, but your hand is otherwise worthless (no pairs, no straight), you are said to be drawing for a flush (poker)flush. Contrast this with a made hand, which has value already. If another player has a made hand that will beat your potential flush, then you are ''drawing dead'', that is, even if you make your flush, you will lose, therefore the draw is not worth pursuing.Whether or not it is good strategy to play a drawing hand depends upon the nature of the game being played, the size of the pot, the betting structure, and many other factors. However, the most basic principle is the ratio of pot odds to the odds of making your hand: if the pot odds are greater, then the draw is likely worth pursuing if you are not drawing dead.
Straight draws - A straight (poker)straight draw usually has four of the five needed cards in sequence, for example, 2-3-4-5. This is called an ''open straight draw'' because it can be completed on either end, with either an ace or a six. Open straight draws are generally four cards; a three-card straight draw is rarely worth pursuing. More hazardous is an ''inside straight draw'', also called a ''gutshot'' or ''belly buster'', such as A-3-4-5 — only a 2 will complete the hand, so the chances of making the hand are halved. The same principle applies to the draws A-2-3-4 and J-Q-K-A, because only a five can complete the first and only a ten can complete the second, though these are not called inside straight draws (nor are they open straight draws). No matter what the game is, drawing to an inside straight is rarely a good idea — it is when the pot odds justify it, but this is rare. For example, in Texas hold 'em, the chance of hitting an inside straight draw after the flop (poker)flop is 8.5% for the next card, or about 1 in 12. That means if the bet size is $5, the pot must be at least 5*12 = $60 to call. If it is, which may happen if, for instance, you are in late position and the table is full of Poker jargon#Mmaniacs, then it is usually incorrect ''not'' to draw to the straight, unless there is a good chance that somebody else can beat you (usually with a flush or full house), in which case you are drawing dead.An uncommon variation of the inside straight draw, only possible in games with more than five cards in play such as seven card stud or Texas hold 'em, is the ''double belly buster''. This is a sequence of cards with two inside straight draws, for example, A-3-4-5-7. In this case, either a two or a six will complete a straight. This makes the odds of hitting the hand the same as hitting a normal straight draw.
Flush draws - It sounds strange, but flush (poker)flush draws are easier to hit than straight draws, even though a straight is more probable than a flush. For example, in Texas hold 'em, a flush draw with four cards has nine outs, but an open-ended straight draw has only eight outs, so a flush draw will usually be a favorite over a straight draw.In Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold'em, if a player has only three of a suit on the flop (poker)flop, the player will need the turn (poker)turn ''and'' the river (poker)river to be the right suit to hit the flush. This is called a ''runner-runner flush draw'' (''runner-runner'' for short), or a ''backdoor flush''. The probability of completing the flush is roughly 4%, therefore drawing to a runner-runner is similar to drawing to an inside straight on the river, and the same advice applies: it's not likely to be justified, but it can be if the pot is big enough. It is also easy to draw dead with a runner-runner, because if there are four of a suit on the board, then a player needs to be holding only one card of that suit. A player who holds the ace of that suit will have the nut (best possible) flush. Therefore, in chasing a runner-runner where such a board will be necessary, it is often not a good idea if the flush would not be the nut flush.
Other draws - Sometimes a made hand needs to draw to a better hand. For instance, you may have three of a kind kings, but may lose to a flush (poker)flush. Therefore, you will want to have a nut flush draw (in order to beat or tie the other flush). Failing that, you have a full house (poker)full house draw and a four of a kind draw. Suppose the game is Texas hold 'em, you hold K-K, and the board is 9-K-2-6, and the first three cards are spades, making it easy for a flush to have been made on the flop. This also means that you have no flush draw, because you hold kings and one of them would need to be the king of spades, which is already on the board. You will, however, win if the next card is an nine, six, or two, because these will give a full house. Each of those gives three outs each, for a total of nine outs. There is also one king left, which will yield four of a kind, for a total of ten outs. The percent chance of making your hand in the next card is roughly twice the number of outs, giving a 20% chance, or 1 in 5. If it will cost less than 20% of the pot size to call, then calling will still be the right move.Category:Poker terminology
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aartcore / aart muis : interactive multimedia concepts and design
Aartcore / Aart Muis graduated from the Willem de Kooning academy in Rotterdam in 2003. With his final assignment he won the 'Drempelprijs' in collaboration with Pieter Bas Lugthart under the name d00p. He also worked with Eboman in the Sample Paradise, in which Aart Muis developed new interfaces for controlling audio and video in real-time. The project is SUWU3, a visual live drum & bass collective which performs all over Holland and abroad. He has also performed, and held workshops and lectures in places such as New York, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotterdam with different projects and collaborations. Aartcore / Aart Muis is afgestudeerd aan de Willem de Kooning academie in Rotterdam in 2003. Met zijn eindexamenwerk heeft hij onder de naam d00p (i.s.m. in Pieter Bas Lugthart) de 'Drempelprijs' gewonnen. Hij heeft ook samengewerkt met Eboman in het Sample Paradijs, hier ontwikkelde Aart Muis nieuwe interfaces om audio en video in real-time te controleren. Het project SUWU3 is een visueel live drum & bass collectief dat optreed in heel Nederland en daar buiten. Verder geeft hij performances, workshops en lezingen in plaatsen als New York, Parijs, Londen, Amsterdam, Utrecht en Rotterdam met verschillende projecten en samenwerkingen.
http://www.aartcore.com/
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Mayura Draw
Vector based drawing program for Windows. Export to EPS, AI, PDF, WMF, GIF, BMP, TIFF. Import AI and WMF.
http://www.mayura.com/
Draw and Color with Uncle Fred
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