Key card

This term is used more so in writing than in actual speaking. It refers to that one card that will make the desired hand. For instance, a player is holding two diamonds in his hole cards and there are two more diamonds on the board with the river left. The "key card" for this player would be any diamond, which would make his flush.

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  Kicker

  A kicker is a card that is used to determine which player has a stronger hand. I...

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  Kansas City lowball

  Kansas City Lowball is not played that often nor is it played by many people. It...

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  Keep honest

  This term is used when a player makes a call on the river in order to force his ...

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  Key hand

  This term is used tournament play and it refers to the hand (from any player) th...

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  Kibitzer

  This is a term that refers to any non-playing spectator. Spectators can also be ...

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  Kicker (alt)

  The kicker, in poker terms, is a separate high card that is used to break a tie....

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  Kick it

  Kick it is slang for raising. Perhaps most famously used by Paul Newman in the m...

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  Kill (or kill blind)

  This refers to an oversize blind that is normally twice the amount of the big bl...