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Kansas City Lowball ↗

Kansas City Lowball is a lowball variant where only Ace-to-Five lows qualify.

Katie or Katy ↗

“Katie” or “Katy” is slang for a King‑Ten hand (K‑10 suited or off).

Keep Them Honest ↗

Keep them honest means value-betting enough to prevent opponents from bluffing too much.

Key Card ↗

A key card is a community card that completes or helps complete your drawing hand.

Key Hand ↗

A key hand is a pivotal hand in a session that reflects strategy edge or emotional turning point.

Kibitzer ↗

A kibitzer is a person who watches a game and offers advice—often unsolicited.

Kick It ↗

To kick it is to fold forcefully or discard a hand decisively.

Kicker ↗

A kicker is a side card used to break ties when players have the same hand rank.

Kill ↗

To kill the game is to activate a higher stake or bonus betting round.

Kill Button ↗

A kill button marks a player who triggered a kill—usually after two wins in a row.

Kill Pot ↗

A kill pot sums extra money when a player wins consecutive hands.

King Crab ↗

“King Crab” is slang for pocket Kings in black suits (K♠ K♣).

Knave ↗

Knave is an archaic term for the Jack card (J rank).

Knock ↗

To knock is ending play early in draw variants, opting to stand pat.

Knockout Tournament ↗

A knockout tournament awards a bounty for eliminating players.

Kojack ↗

“Kojack” is slang for the hand K‑J suited.

Kojak ↗

“Kojak” is slang for the hand K‑J offsuit.

Komodo Dragoned ↗

“Komodo Dragoned” is slang for losing a monster hand to a rare cooler.