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Laddie:

A fellow poker player.

Ladies:

Queens.

Lady:

A queen.

Lame Brain Pete:

Similiar to Cincinnati, except the lowest exposed card and all cards like it are wild.

Las Vegas Riffle:

A faster, more concealed method of riffling cards. At times, this is used for cheating.

Lay Down:

To reveal hands after the last bet.

Lay Odds:

To offer a larger bet against a smaller bet.

Lead:

To place the first bet.

Leader:

The player who places the first bet.

Leak:

When something is wrong with someone’s playing technique or strategy.

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 Poker:

A structured style of poker that uses fixed limits on betting and raising per round.

Limit Stakes:

Poker played with maximum bets and raises, which are established by the house rules.

Limp In:

The calling of a forced bet as a blind or an ante when no one has yet raised.

Little Blind:

The first and smallest blind bet.

Little Bobtail:

A three-card straight flush.

Little Cat:

Five un-paired cards from the eight to the three.

Little Dog:

Five un-paired cards from the seven to the two.

Little Oldsmobile:

Eight-eight (88).

Little Squeeze:

Five-Card High-Low Stud with a twist. See Twist.

Little Tiger:

See Little Cat.

Little Virginia:

Six-Card Stud with one’s lowest hole card as wild.

Live Blind:

A player who has posted a blind that is live has the option to raise when it is that player’s turn to act. The big blind in Hold’em is a Live Blind.

Live Card:

A fresh card or a card that has not been seen.

Live Game:

A game with a lot of betting action, a loose game.

Live Hand:

(1) A hand that has not been folded or “mucked” (see Muck). (2) A hand with a lot of potential for improvement.

Lizard:

A hold-out device that works up and down a cheater’s sleeve.

Lock:

A hand that cannot lose, also known as Immortal or a Cinch Hand.

Long Studs:

Stud poker with more than five cards dealt to each player.

Look:

To call.

Looking Down One’s Throat:

To have an unbeatable hand against an opponent.

Loose:

A “loose” player plays more hands and holds on to them for longer periods of time.

Low Poker:

Also called Lowball, this is poker in which the pot is awarded to the hand with the lowest poker value.

Low-Hole:

A Stud game in which one’s lowest hole card and all matching cards are wild.

Lowball:

A five or seven-card version of poker in which the lowest hand wins.

Luck:

The illusion of winning or losing beyond statistical reality.

Luck Out:

To outdraw and beat a good hand.

Lumberman’s Hand:

Two-four (24).

Luminous Readers:

Cards marked by cheaters with a special ink, which allows for the markings to be seen through special lenses or glasses. Also see Pink Eye.