Gardena Miracle ( poker )



An extremely lucky draw, usually greatly defying probability, and often in such a way as
to defeat a hand that has considerably the best of it. If, in lowball, you have a pat 6-4, and
I make the blind good and draw three cards and make a wheel, you will be justified in accusing me
of having been blessed with a Gardena miracle. In draw poker, you can also draw three cards to two
cards of the same suit and make a flush and also be considered to have made a
Gardena miracle. Many players consider drawing two and making a straight flush or even a flush also
to fall into the class of Gardena miracle, but that is more correctly called a cat hop. Also, freak draw.
Named after the city of Gardena, in Southern California, which was once known as the poker-playing capital of America.