Full A-Z of poker terms and poker lingo, So you'll never look like the fish at the table!
A loose player in poker is one who plays many hands. A loose player is not necessarily a donkey/fish, instead they may h...
A Luckbox is a term given to a player who has won most or all of their hands due to having good luck rather than skill. ...
A Laydown is a term given to the act of folding a hand. e.g "Lucy's laydown turned out to be a great move ...
Playing loose has two meanings in poker. The first is when a player is simply playing more hands than normal. For instan...
In poker, a loose game is one in which there are a lot of players in the pot. These types of hands can be tricky to play...
In poker, lowball refers to any type of poker game in which the lowest ranking hand wins the hand. It is a generic term ...
Low card refers to the lowest valued card that is face up in seven-card stud, which is required to bet.
The Ladies Poker Association is an organization that was established to recognize women in poker. It also works to expan...
LAPC stands for the Los Angeles Poker Classic. This is currently the largest tournament series that is played at the Com...
Las Vegas is in the state of Nevada. It is considered my many to be the gambling capital of the world and it is home of ...
Last Longer bets challenge two or more players who play against each other in an effort to outlast the others. The last ...
More of an insider term than anything else, Last of the Mohicans is a phrase that is sometime used to describe the very ...
Laydown refers to folding a poker hand, and the term is used in virtually all poker card games. It can also be used when...
The LAPT is a series of poker events and tournaments that occur in South America and Central America and is sponsored by...
Lag is a means of describing a particular style of playing poker that is both 'loose' and 'aggressive.' It can also be u...
A limp is when a player calls the big blind pre-flop. Limping is usually done by confident players, players with large s...
A flaw in ones game. Some examples of the common leaks in poker are playing too many hands preflop or calling too m...
Unlike in no limit, bets in limit poker are limited, meaning that they have fixed amounts which cannot be either increas...
A person entering the pot without a raise, just calling the amount of the big blind (flop games) or a bring in (Stud games)
An active hand, a hand that still participates in action
Another term for the 'fish'; a person who doesn't have very good odds to win in a certain game.
A playing style, which entails a lot of calling and raising.
A playing style, which entails a lot of calling, but not much raising.