top -- An unpaired card used to determine the better of two near-equivalent hands For instance, suppose you have AK and your opponent has AQ If the flop has an ace in it, you both have a pair of aces, but you have a king kicker Kickers can be vitally important in hold'em
back -top An unpaired card used to determine the better of two near-equivalent hands For instance, suppose you have AK and your opponent has AQ If the flop has an ace in it, you both have a pair of aces, but you have a king kicker Kickers can be vitally important in hold'em
The highest unpaired card in your hand that doesn't participate in a straight or flush - i e , the card that does not contribute to the strength of your hand except by itself For example, if you hold AA743, you have a pair of aces with a 7 kicker Five card hands - straights, flushes, and full houses, - don't have kickers per se In games with community cards, kickers are especially important, because it's easy for two players to make similar hands For example, if you hold A8 and someone else holds A7, and the flop is AK642, you have your opponent out-kicked Your hand is AAK86 while theirs is AAK76 And you both lose to the guy playing 53 off suit under the gun
Additional compensation for a lender or investor, the right to share in the income from the property in addition to payments of principal and interest Also known as "equity kicker" or "lender participation"
An unpaired card used to determine the better of two near-equivalent hands For example, if two players have a pair of Kings but the next unpaired card in one hand is an 8 and the other a 7 then the 8 would be the kicker and give the hand a slightly higher value
The highest extra card in your hand that doesn't participate in a straight or flush The card does not contribute to the strength of your hand except by itself For example, if you hold QQ943, you have a pair of queens with a nine kicker Five-card hands (straights, flushes, and full houses) don't have kickers In games with community cards, kickers are especially important, because it's easy for two players to make similar hands For example, if you hold A8 and someone else holds A7, and the flop is AK642, you have your opponent out-kicked Your hand is AAK86 while theirs is AAK76
The right of a mortgage lender or other investor to share in income, in addition to principal and interest receipts Also known as equity-kicker and lender participation
An added feature of debt obligation used to entice investors For example, a bond that can be converted to stock at a given price Also known as a "sweetener "
An unpaired card used to determine the better of two near-equivalent hands For instance, suppose you have AK and your opponent has AQ If the flop has an ace in it, you both have a pair of aces, but you have a king kicker Kickers can be vitally important in hold'em
Payment required by a mortgage in addition to normal principal and interest Also called an equity kicker or participation loan, it allows the mortgagee to participate in income from the mortgagor
Generally used to describe a particular type of resident of Texas who is associated with Country/Western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy. The term originated from [explicative]-kickers, referring to a cowboy with boots that were used to "kick" away cow manure