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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).