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texas holdem guide

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Paint A name given to all face cards, Jack, Queen & King.
Pair Two cards of the same face value (or rank).
Pass To fold.
Pay Off To call on the final round when you don't have the best hand and 'pay off' the other player's bet.
Picture Cards The Jack, Queen & King.
Pip The suit symbols on a non-court card that indicates its rank.
Play Back When a player re-raises a raiser.
Play The Board When the best hand a player can make is by using all five board cards.
Pocket Cards The down or hole cards.
Pocket Pair When your down cards are paired in Hold'em.
Pocket Rockets A pair of Aces as hole cards.
Position A player's seat in relation to the dealer button and other players.
Post When you place a bet in the pot, most commonly referred to when you must post the blinds.
Pot The chips in the centre of the table that players are trying to win.
Pot Limit A poker betting structure where the maximum bet is the size of the pot. If a player wishes to raise the pot and must first call a bet, the size of the call is included as the pot amount.
Pot Odds The ratio between the amount you need to call or bet, and the sum already in the pot.
Pre-flop The round of betting in flop games, where players have received their down cards but are yet to see any community cards.
Put Down To fold your hand.