What is Cooler in Poker?

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A cooler refers to a hand where a player holds a very strong hand, but loses to an even stronger hand and often loses the maximum amount of chips. 

Example: “Jason made a full house With AA on AK772, but lost to Gary who had 77 for quads! What a cooler!”

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