Kilter (poker)
In draw poker, a nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a
private or home game. The hand is different in different parts
of the country. One variant is any hand containing a 9, 5, and
a 2, with one card between the 9 and the 5 and another between
the 5 and the 2. This particular hand is also called a pelter
or a skeet. Another variant is a hand with no card higher than
a 9, no pair, and no four-flush or four-straight. Another is
a sequence of cards, each separated by one rank, such as 2-4-6-8-10
or 5-7-9-J-K. This particular hand is also called an alternate
straight, Dutch straight, or skip straight. The kilter generally
ranks between three of a kind and an "ordinary" straight.
The term is sometimes rendered kelter.
