Talk:Blocking card

I didn't think it was necessary that a card complete your hand in order to be blocking; is it? For instance, if you hold 8h 9c, and the board is 8d 8c 8s 9h 9d, you not only have quad 8's, your nine blocks the possibility of anyone having quad 9's. But the nine doesn't make your hand.

It seems like it's more often used in games like 7-Stud, since you have more cards unique to you, so more opportunities to both hold a hand and block someone else's, sometimes with different cards entirely.


 * Doh! Yes, you're right.  I came to the definition with something specific in mind and let that dictate what I wrote.  SheridanCat 01:57, 22 June 2006 (UTC)