hole card

English Thesaurus

1. (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	playing card,
definition	:	one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	stud, stud poker,
definition	:	poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt (noun.act)

2. any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	assets,
definition	:	anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company (noun.possession)