Poker Terms - Poker Dictionary - Letter L

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• Laddie-A fellow poker player.
• Lady-A queen.
• Lalapolooze-A freak hand allowed to win only once a night.
• Lame Brain Pete-Same as Cincinnati, except the lowest exposed card and all cards like it are wild.
• Lame Brains-See Cincinnati.
• Las Vegas Riffle-A faster, more concealed method of riffling cards. At times used for cheating.
• Lay Down--The revealing of hands after the last bet.
• Lay Odds-To offer a larger bet against a smaller bet.
• Lead-To make the first bet.
• Leader-The player who is betting first.
• Lid-The top card or the card of a single-card draw.
• Light--Money separated from a pot to signify the amount owed by a player.
• Limit-The maximum bet or raise allowed.
• Limit Stakes-Poker with maximum bets and raises established by the house rules.
• Limp In-The calling of a bet.
• Little Blind-The first and smallest blind bet.
• Little Bobtail-A three-card straight flush.
• Little Cat-Five unpaired cards from the eight to the three.
• Little Dog-Five unpaired cards from the seven to the two.
• Little Squeeze-Five-card high-low stud with a twist.
• Little Tiger-See Little Cat.
• Little Virginia-Six-card stud with one's low hole card as wild.
• Live Blind-A blind bettor with an option to raise.
• Live Card-A card that has not been dealt or exposed.
• Live Hand-A hand with a good chance to improve.
• Lizard-A hold-out device that works up and down a cheater's sleeve.
• Lock-A hand that cannot lose.
• Long Studs-Stud poker with more than five cards dealt to each player.
• Look-To call.
• Looking Down One's Throat-Having an unbeatable hand against an opponent.
• Lowball-Poker in which the lowest hand wins, and five, four, three, two, ace is the perfect low.
• Low Hole-A stud game in which one's lowest hole card and all matching cards are wild.
• Low Poker-Poker in which the lowest hand wins, and seven, five, four, three, two is the perfect low.
• Luck-An illusion of winning or losing beyond statistical reality.
• Luck Out-To outdraw and beat a good hand.
• Luminous Readers-Cards marked by cheaters with a special ink so the markings can be seen through special lenses or glasses (See Pink Eye).

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