Everyone is trying to get the best cards before they play.
But he saved his best card for the very eve of the election.
The player chooses the best 3 cards to be their hand.
Each player must make their best five card hand out of the eight cards available.
The President was playing his best political cards at a time when the country can afford to act and address these long-term problems.
In all fairness, however, the president holds the best cards, and he has not even shown up at the table.
The terms, legal experts said, are surprising, given that the government seemed to be holding the best cards.
But the Regent had not yet played its best card.
I played the best card I had in my hand.
Opponents figure the best card they have to play might be an honest vote.