A Kicker
A kicker is the card that saves your life in poker. It’s like when you’re about to lose, and the universe throws you a bone.
I had a kicker in my hand. I won the poker game. That was a kicker.
My friend had a kicker. He beat my dad. That was a kicker.
I had a kicker. I didn’t even know what it was, but it saved my life. That was a kicker.