the top and the bottom card to complete a straight. Players who catch this card make an inside straight. Jacks-or-Better - A form of poker in which a player needs to have at least a pair of jacks to open the betting.
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 Hand - In a session or tournament, the one hand that ends up being a turning point for the player, ei- ther for better or worse. Kicker - The highest unpaired side card in a players’ hand.
Late Position - Position on a round of bet- ting where the player must act after most of the other players have acted.
Lead - The first player to bet into a pot. 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 - 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.
Look - When a player calls the final bet before the showdown.
Loose - Is a player who plays a lot of hands. Lowball - Is a form of draw poker in which the lowest hand wins the pot. Main Pot - The center pot. Any other bets are placed in a side pot and are contested among the remaining players. This occurs when a player(s) goes all-in. Middle Pair - In flop games, when a player makes a pair with one of his/her down cards and the middle card on the flop. Middle Position - Somewhere between the early and late positions on a round of betting (the fifth, sixth and seventh seats to the left of the button).
Minimum Buy-In - The least amount you can start a game with.
Monster - A very big hand. In a tournament, a player who begins to accumulate chips after
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having a small stack is considered to be a monster.
No Limit - A game where players can bet as much as they like (as long as they have it in front of them) on any round of betting.
Omaha - A game in which each player is dealt four down cards with five community cards. To make your hand, you must play two cards from your hand and three from the board. Open - To make the first bet. Open Card - A card that is dealt face-up.
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