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paint
The face cards, Jacks, Queens, and Kings, in a deck. In Texas hold'em, a flop can be said to be "all paint" if it consists of only these cards.
pair
Two of the same cards in a given hand.
passive
An opponent who rarely raises. Compare to "aggressive"; see also "loose", "tight".
pat
Already complete. A hand is a pat hand when, say, a straight comes on the first five cards in Texas hold'em.
pick up
When the house picks up cash from the dealer after a player buys chips.
pigeon
Old School term for donkey, i.e., a bad player.
play twice
See "deal twice".
pocket hooks
A pair of jacks in the hole, also known as "Johnnies" "Pirates" or "fish hooks" among others.
pocket pair
In Community card or Stud poker, when two of a player's private cards make a pair.
pocket pirates
A pair of jacks in the hole, also known as "Johnnies" or "hooks" (or fish hooks) among others.
pocket rockets
A pair of aces in the hole also known as American Airlines AA.
poker face
A blank face that does not reveal anything about the cards being held. Often used metaphorically outside the world of poker.
pooted
Cards that are not of the same suit. This is the antonym of the term "suited", and is primarily used in the game of Texas Hold'em.
position bet
A bet that is made more due to the strength of the bettor's position than the strength of the bettor's cards.
post
To make the required small or big blind bet in Texas Hold 'em or other games played with blinds rather than antes
post dead
To post a bet amount equal to the small and the big blind combined (the amount of the large blind playing as a live blind, and the amount of the small blind as dead money). In games played with blinds, a player who steps away from the table and misses his turn for the blinds must either post dead or wait for the big blind to re-enter the game.
post-oak bluff
To bluff with a very small bet, in the hope that it will be perceived as a here-kitty-kitty bet.
pot
1. The already-bet money or chips that players in the hand can win. br />
2. To agree with a group of other players that the next pot-winner will pay for something, typically drinks or refreshments. Joe, let's pot for the next round.
pot limit
A limit where the maximum amount one can bet is the amount in the pot.
pot odds
The size of the pot in comparison to the bet. Example: in Hold 'em, the pot contains $100, Joe bets $10, and Ed ponders a call. Ed is getting pot odds of $110:$10, or 11:1
presto!
In Texas Hold 'em, a pair of 5's in the hole.
proposition player, prop
A player that gets paid an hourly rate to start poker games or to help them stay active. Prop players play with their own money, which distinguishes them from shills, who play with the casino's money.
protect
To put an object on one's cards to prevent them from being mucked.
push
To put yourself all-in.
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