Poker Dictionary Terms and Jargon

L lag, laydown, lead, level, light, limp-in, limit, live cards, live game, loose play, live poker, low,

lag - a player who plays a lot of pots and regularly makes small raise trying to outplay his opponents

laydown - laying down a strong poker hand thinking that there is a better hand on the table

lead - the player who makes the last bet of raise is the same player who begins the round of betting in the next hand

level - in the game of poker blinds go up in different periods of the game. Level 1 could be 100/200, level 2 200/400, level 3 400/800 and so on

light - a player holding a bad hand or hand unlikely to win but would be holding more than a high card

limit - the maximum or minimum bet allowed in a game of poker

limp in - to call a small bet the see the next cards without risking a lot. A bigger bet would have made you fold

live cards - when a player places the big blind he has the option to raise the pot even if all other players call or fold

live game - a game with a lot of action, large pots, crazy betting and normally seen a unskilled poker table

loose play - when a player who make small raises regularly and plays with hands like queen, eight offsuit he is said to be a loose player

live poker - a game of poker not played online

low - the lowest card by rank, two hearts

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