Glossary

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inside

(adv) Pertaining to an inside straight. To catch inside means to make an inside straight. An inside straight card is often called a gutshot.

inside straight

(n phrase) Four cards to a straight with one "hole," as 4-5-7-8 of mixed suits, which becomes a straight by the addition of any 6, or A-2-3-4, which becomes a straight by the addition of any five, or J-Q-K-A, which becomes a straight by the addition of any 10. (The last two are sometimes called by the special name one-ended straight.) An inside straight or the making of one is often called a gutshot.

inside straight draw

(adj) Similar to a straight draw, except you are trying to catch an inside straight card. For example, if you start in hold'em with Ts Js and the flop is 8h 7d 2d, you have an inside straight draw.

itm

(n) A chat term, in the money.

Jesus

(n) Nickname of Chris Ferguson.

joker

(n) The fifty-third card in a deck, added as a wild card in some forms of poker in brick-and-mortar cardrooms and home games. Online games usually do not use a deck with a joker.

kicker

(n) 1. In hold'em, the unpaired card that goes with a player's pair or three of a kind. Often, the rank of the kicker determines the winner of the pot. For example, if you have Ac Kh, and I have Ks Qd, and the board is Kc Jd 7s 5h 2d, you win; your pair of kings with an ace kicker beats my pair of kings with a queen kicker. 2. Side card (definition 2).

Kojak

(n phrase) Hold'em starting hand nickname: K-J. Named because it sounds like the old television show.

Last Hand button

(n phrase) At Full Tilt Poker, a button in the table window that opens the Last Hand History window Last Hand History window.

Last Hand History window

(n phrase) At Full Tilt Poker, the window invoked by clicking the LAST HAND button in the table window. This window shows the last hand played, and allows you to view hands from the time you first opened the table window.

late position

(n phrase) In a poker game, positions to the right of the dealer, that is, those that make their decisions after the first few players have acted. Late position is advantageous, because players get to see what the other players have done before they have to act, that is, they have more information than those who act before they do. Some claim late position, in a game with eight or more players, is the last three positions. Compare with early position.

late rounds

(n phrase) The last two betting rounds in a limit game.

legal raise

A raise that, in a no-limit or pot-limit game, is equal to or greater than the previous bet or raise, or, in a limit game, is equal to or greater than half the previous bet or raise. This comes into play in determining whether the betting can be reopened. See reopen the betting.

level

(n) The period of time in a tournament during which the betting stays at the same limit or the blinds remain the same. For example, a tournament might start out at $10/$20 limit for the first half hour, then go to $15/$30 for the next half hour, and so on.

limit

(n) The size of the betting increments in a limit game. This will seem obvious to most, but the limit in a $2/$4 limit game is $2 in early rounds (see betting round) and $4 in late rounds.

limit game

(n phrase) A form of poker in which all bets are in increments of the betting limit. That is, in a $2-$4 limit game, players can bet or raise only $2 at a time in early rounds (see betting round) and $4 at a time in late rounds. Limit poker is usually played double limit, in which the betting increments double, with the size of the game usually expressed as two numbers, as, variously, $3/$6, $3-$6, 3/6, 3-6, 5/10, and so on. Also called limit poker.

limit poker

(n phrase) Limit game.

limp

1. (v) Open for the lower limit in a structured limit game, as opposed to coming in for a raise. If someone in a $20/$40 game says, "I'll limp", it means he opens for $20. 2. Similarly, in a big-bet game, open for the minimum. 3. (n) The act of limping. "There were three limps to me."

little blind

(n phrase) Another name for small blind.

live blind

(n phrase) See option.

lobby

(n) The window that appears when you first start Full Tilt Poker. Here you can find much information on the games, join games, bring up the Cashier window, and more.

lol

(n) A chat term, "laughing out loud."

low

1. (n) In a high-low split game, the low hand, often implying the hand that wins the low half of the pot; usually preceded by the. "Pete won the low." 2. (adv, adj) In a high-low split game, holding the hand that wins the low half of the pot; descriptive of a low hand; sometimes preceded by go or going. "I won low." "I'm going low." 3. In a stud game, having the lowest card showing on the board; of importance because on the first round, the holder of the low card must initiate the betting.

lower limit

(n phrase) The size of bets in the initial rounds of betting in a limit game. For example, in a $2/$4 limit game, the lower limit is $2.