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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 fast 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 Odds - The odds for an event that has a relatively small chance of occurring.

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).

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