Freebase (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: Pedestal. Pedestal is a term generally applied to the support of a statue or a vase.
Playing card. Playing cards is the name for the 54 cards used card games like poker, bridge, blackjack, and solitaire. There are 52 basic cards in a deck. These cards have a suit and a number (called the value or rank). There are 4 suits and 13 ranks in each suit. There are also two Jokers that do not have a suit or a rank.
By Yesbluff! Bridge and poker are two of the most played card games in the world. Before we get started with depicting the differences, we will point out some of the similarities between these two decks. Excluding the jokers as well as the extra cards, there are 52 cards in each deck for poker and bridge.