Poker terms starting with P

9 terms

1. Pay Off To call a bet when the bettor is representing a hand that you can't beat, but the pot is sufficiently large to justify a call anyway.
2. Play the Board To show down a hand in hold'em when your cards don't make a hand any better than is shown on the board.
3. Pocket A small indentation in the shoreline, sometimes referred to as a pocket cove.
4. Pocket Pair A hold'em starting hand with two cards of the same rank, making a pair. Example: "I had big pocket pairs seven times in the first hour.
5. Post After; later.
6. Pot Odds The amount of money in the pot compared to the amount you must put in the pot to continue playing. For example, suppose there is \$60 in the pot.
7. Pot-Limit A version of poker in which a player may bet up to the amount of money in the pot whenever it is his turn to act.
8. Price The pot odds you are getting for a draw or call. Example: "The pot was laying me a high enough price, so I stayed in with my gutshot straight draw."
9. Protect (1) To keep your hand or a chip on your cards. This prevents them from being fouled by a discarded hand, or accidentally mucked by the dealer.