Catch Perfect ( poker )


Make precisely the hand you're drawing to. In lowball, if you're drawing to 8-4-3-2, and catch a 7, 6, 5, or
ace you make your hand; if you catch precisely the ace, you catch perfect. In high draw, if you start with 4-5-6-7,
all in diamonds, and catch any diamond, you make a flush; if you catch any 3 or 8, you make a straight.
If you catch either the 3 or 8 or diamonds, you make a straight flush, and you can say you have caught perfect.
The term is also heard in hold 'em, in a situation in which only one or two cards remain that will turn a losing hand into a winner.