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 and have no further interest in the pot. Passive - Checking and calling hands rather betting and raising hands. Pat - Not drawing any cards in a draw game. Play Behind - 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. Play the Board - Using all five community cards for your hand in hold ‘em. 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. 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 of the pot. Potting Out - Agreeing with another player to take money out of a pot, often to buy food, cigarettes, or drinks, or to make side bets. 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 at a particular table. Pushing Bets - 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.
