Offsuit: A hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are of different suits. One-Gap: A hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are two apart in rank. Examples: J9s, 64. Opener: The player who made the first voluntary bet. Opener Button: A button used to indicate who opened a particular pot in a draw game. Openers: In jacks-or-better draw, the cards held by the player who opens the pot that show the hand qualifies to be opened. Example: You are first to bet and have a pair of kings; the kings are called your openers. Option: The choice to raise a bet given to a player with a blind. Overblind: Also called oversize blind. A blind used in some pots that is bigger than the regular big blind, and usually increases the stakes proportionally. Overcard: A card higher than any card on the board. For instance, if you have AQ and the flop comes J-7-3, you don't have a pair, but you have two overcards. Overpair: A pocket pair higher than any card on the flop. If you have QQ and the flop comes J-8-3, you have an overpair.
P
Pass:
(1)
Decline
to
bet.
In a
pass-and-out
game,
this
differs
from
a
check,
because
a
player
who
passes
must
fold.
(2)
Decline
to
call
a
wager,
at
which
point
you
must
discard
your
hand.
Pat:
Not
drawing
any
cards
in a
draw
game.
Pay
Off:
To
call
a
bet
where
the
bettor
is
representing
a
hand
that
you
can't
beat,
but
the
pot
is
sufficiently
large
to
justify
a
call
anyway.
Example:
"He
played
it
exactly
like
he
made
the
flush,
but
I
had
top
set
so I
paid
him
off."
Play
Behind:
Having
chips
in
play
that
are
not
in
front
of
you
(allowed
only
when
waiting
for
chips
that
are
already
purchased).
This
differs
from
table
stakes.
Play
the
Board:
Using
all
five
community
cards
for
your
hand
in
holdem.
Play
Over:
To
play
in a
seat
when
the
occupant
is
absent.
Play
Over
Box:
A
clear
plastic
box
used
to
cover
and
protect
the
chips
of
an
absent
player
when
someone
plays
over
that
seat.
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.
For
instance,
if
you
have
22,
and
the
board
is
4-4-9-9-A
(no
flush
possible),
then
you
must
"play
the
board"
-
the
best
possible
hand
you
can
make
doesn't
use
any
of
your
cards.
Note
that
if
you
play
the
board,
the
best
you
can
do
is
to
split
the
pot
with
all
remaining
players.
Pocket:
Your
unique
cards
that
only
you
can
see.
For
instance,
"He
had
pocket
sixes"
(a
pair
of
sixes),
or
"I
had
ace-king
in
the
pocket."
Position:
(1)
The
relation
of a
player's
seat
to
the
blinds
or
the
button.
(2)
The
order
of
acting
on a
betting
round
or
deal.
Pot-Limit:
The
betting
structure
of a
game
in
which
you
are
allowed
to
bet
up
to
the
amount
in
the
pot.
Potting
Out:
Agreeing
with
another
player
to
take
money
out
of a
pot.
Proposition
Bets:
Side
bets
between
players
that
are
not
related
to
the
outcome
of
the
hand.
Protected
Hand:
A
hand
of
cards
that
the
player
is
physically
holding,
or
has
topped
with
a
chip
or
some
other
object
to
prevent
a
fouled
hand.
Push:
When
a
new
dealer
replaces
an
existing
dealer.
Pushing
Bets:
When
two
or
more
players
make
an
agreement
to
return
bets
to
each
other
when
one
of
them
wins
a
pot
in
which
the
other
or
others
play.
Also
called
saving
bets.
