Poker Glossary
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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.
Leak - Poker players that lose back part or all of their winnings through other gambling habits.
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 - A \live one\" is someone who is expected to lose his or her money at a pretty good rate. "
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.
Loose - Playing more hands and holding on to them longer is being loose with your cash.
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.
Lowball - Poker in which the lowest hand wins, and five, four, three, two, ace 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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