Poker Dictionary: Poker Words Beginning With K

Kansas City Lowball

A form of Lowball where straights and flushes count against the hand, and so the best hand becomes 23457 instead of A2345.

Mike won $500 playing Kansas City Lowball last night.

The highest unpaired card in your hand.

“We both had a pair of jacks, but I beat him with my Kicker .”

To raise.

“I'll Kick it up to $200.”

To deliberately make a hand dead by the dealer so that there is be no argument as to whether or not the hand was live.

“I decided to Kill my hand to avoid any confusion.”

A face card that ranks above the Queen and below the Ace.

“I was hoping to win the hand with King high.”

Another name for the pot.

“The Kitty amounted to $350 before the hand was over.”

When a player's hand is defeated by a straight or flush on the river.

“I was winning, then Adam Komodo Dragoned me.”