Poker Glossary - 'P'
| Term |
Description |
| Paint |
King, Queen or Jack. |
| Pair |
Two cards of the same rank. |
| Pass |
To fold. |
| Pat Hand |
A hand in draw poker which does not need any additional cards drawn to. |
| Pay Off |
To call on the final round of betting when you don't have the best hand. |
| Picture Card |
King, Queen or Jack. |
| Play Back |
To raise or re-raise another player's bet or raise. |
| Play the Board |
To make your best hand using only community cards. |
| Pocket |
A player's down cards. |
| Pocket Pair |
A pair in the player's down cards. |
| Position |
A player's location and betting order in relation to the other player's. |
| Post |
To make a blind bet. |
| Pot |
The money or chips that are the prize for winning a hand. |
| Pot Limit |
Betting structure where the maximum bet equals the size of the pot. |
| Pot Odds |
The amount of money in the pot versus the amount of money required to call the current bet. |
| Prop |
A player hired by a poker room to play poker and start games. |
| Push |
Going all in. |
| Put Down |
To fold. |
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