Poker Terms Beginning With 'P'

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paint cards

• Kings, queens and jacks; face cards.

pair

• Two cards of the same face or number value.

pass

• To fold.

passive

• An opponent who rarely raises – as opposed to aggressive.

pat

• Not drawing any cards in a draw card game.

pay station

• A game where players can bet as much as they like on any round of betting.

pegging

• A cheater’s techniques to mark cards with a device (ex. a fingernail).

penny ante

• A very low-stake game.

picked off

• To get called when you’re bluffing.

picture cards

• Face cards.

pigeon

• An inexperienced and/or easy player.

Pineapple Hold’em

• A hold’em variation involving three hole cards and discarding one.

pips

• The spots or marks on the face of a card.

play back

• To raise or re-raise another player’s bet.

play hand

• To bet aggressively on a hand.

play over

• To play in a seat when it’s occupant is away.

played card

• A card dealt into a hand.

pocket

• The down cards or hole cards.

pocket rockets

• A pair of aces in the pocket or hole.

point

• The value of a card.

position

• Where a player is seated in relation to the dealer.

post

• Placing your chips in the pot.

pot

• The money or chips in the center of a table that players try to win.

pot limit

• This is a game where the maximum bet can equal the pot.

preflop

• Pertaining to the bet or situation before the flop.

premium hands

• The best possible hands.

proposing bets

• Side bets between players that are not related to the outcome of the hand.

puppy feet/pups

• A club flush or just a suit of clubs.

put down

• To fold a hand.

putting on the heat

• To bet aggressively, thereby putting pressure on the other players.