Glossary of terms used on this site dealing with poker
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ladies |
Two Queens. |
| Late Position |
Position on a round of betting where the player must act after most of the other players have acted (usually considered to be the two positions next to the button). |
| Lay Down Your Hand |
When a player folds. |
| Lay Odds |
To give favorable odds to an opponent. |
| Lead |
The first player to bet into a pot. |
| Leader |
The player who is betting first. |
| Leak |
To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly). |
| Leg Up |
Being in a situation equivalent to having won the previous pot, and thus liable to have to kill the following pot if you win the current pot. |
| Legitimate Hand |
A strong hand. A hand that is not a bluff. |
| Let Slide |
To not call another player one thinks is probably bluffing. |
| Lid |
The top card of the deck. |
| Limit |
The maximum bet or raise allowed. |
| Limit Poker |
A game that has fixed minimum and maximum betting intervals along with a prescribed number of raises. |
| Limit Stakes |
Poker with maximum bets and raises established by the house rules. |
| Limp In |
To enter the pot by calling rather than raising. (The usual concept of "Limp In" is when the first person to speak just calls the Big Blind.) |
