Implied Odds: Pot odds that do not exist at the moment, but may be included in your calculations because of bets you expect to win if you hit your hand. For instance, you might call with a flush draw on the turn even though the pot isn't offering you quite 4:1 odds (your chance of making the flush) because you're sure you can win a bet from your opponent on the river if you make your flush.
J Jackpot: A
special bonus paid to
the loser of a hand if
he gets a very good hand
beaten. In hold'em, the
"loser" must typically
get aces full or better
beaten. In some of the
large southern
California card clubs,
the jackpots have gotten
over $50,000. Of course,
the jackpot is funded
with money removed from
the game as part of the
rake.
K
Kansas City Lowball:
A form of draw poker low
also known as
deuce-to-seven, in which
the best hand is
7-5-4-3-2 and straights
and flushes count
against you. Kicker: The
highest unpaired card
that helps determine the
value of a five-card
poker hand. Kill (or Kill Blind):
An oversize blind,
usually twice the size
of the big blind and
doubling the limit.
Sometimes a "half-kill"
increasing the blind and
limits by fifty percent
is used. A kill can be
either voluntary or
mandatory. The most
common requirements of a
mandatory kill are for
winning two pots in a
row at lowball and other
games, or for scooping a
pot in high-low split. Kill Button: A
button used in a lowball
game to indicate a
player who has won two
pots in a row and is
required to kill the
pot. Kill Pot: A pot
with a forced kill by
the winner of the two
previous pots, or the
winner of an entire pot
of sufficient size in a
high-low split game.
(Some pots can be
voluntarily killed.)
