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PASS:
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(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 and have no further interest in the pot.
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PASSIVE:
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Checking and calling hands rather betting and raising hands.
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PAT:
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Not drawing any cards in a draw game.
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PLAY BEHIND:
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Have 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.
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PLAY OVER:
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To play in a seat when the occupant is absent.
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PLAY THE BOARD:
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Using all five community cards for your hand in hold`em.
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PLAYOVER BOX:
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A clear plastic box used to cover and protect the chips of an absent player when someone plays over that seat.
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POSITION:
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(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.
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POT-LIMIT:
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The betting structure of a game in which you are allowed to bet up to the amount of the pot.
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POTTING OUT:
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Agreeing with another player to take money out of a pot, often to buy food, cigarettes, or drinks, or to make side bets.
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PROPOSITION BETS:
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Side bets between players that are not related to the outcome of the hand.
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PROTECTED HAND:
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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.
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PUSH:
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When a new dealer replaces an existing dealer at a particular table.
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PUSHING BETS:
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The situation in which 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.
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