Kansas City Lowball |
Form of lowball poker in which the worst poker hand (2, 3, 4, 5, 7 of different suits) is the best hand. It's also known as Deuce to Seven. |
Keep Them Honest |
To call at the end of a hand to prevent someone from bluffing. |
Key Card |
A card that gives you a big draw or makes your hand. |
Key Hand |
In a session or tournament, the one hand that ends up being a turning point for the player, either for better or worse. |
Kicker |
The highest unpaired side card in a players' hand. |
Kick It |
Raise. |
Kill Pot |
A method to stimulate action. It is a forced bet by someone who has just won a pot(s). |
Knock |
Check. |
Kojak |
A hand that contains a K-J. |
Ladies |
Two Queens. |
Late Position |
Position on a round of betting where the player must act after most of the other players have acted (usually considered to be the two positions next to the button). |
Lay Down Your Hand |
When a player folds. |
Lead |
The first player to bet into a pot. |
Limit Poker |
A game that has fixed minimum and maximum betting intervals along with a prescribed number of raises. |
Limper |
The first player who calls a bet. |
Limp In |
To enter the pot by calling rather than raising. (The usual concept of "Limp In" is when the first person to speak just calls the Big Blind.) |
Live Blind |
An instance where the player puts in a dark bet and is allowed to raise, even if no other player raises. It's also known as an "option". |
Live Card(s) |
In Stud Games, cards that have not yet been seen and are presumed to still be in play. |
Live Hand |
A hand that could still win the pot. |
Live One |
A not so knowledgeable player who plays a lot of hands. |
Look |
When a player calls the final bet before the showdown. |
Loose |
Is a player who plays a lot hands. |
Lowball |
Is a form of draw poker in which the lowest hand wins the pot. |