Entries P - Pu

P.C. ( bingo ) - 49

P.C. (roulette) -The house edge expressed as a percentage.

P21 ( blackjack) - A rule whereby you push if the dealer has a natural and you have 21 in three or more cards.

Paaf (general terms ) - Pakistan Amateur Athletics Federation

Pabbf (general terms ) - Pakistan Amateur Basketball Federation.

Pace ( poker )

Pack ( blackjack)

Pack ( poker ) -The deck of cards. "Whack the pack, Jack" means "Please cut the cards."

Packed House ( poker ) -Full house.

Packet ( poker ) -Any portion of a deck of cards.

Paddle ( poker )

Paddle (roulette) -Tool used to push the money into the drop box.

Paddock (general terms )

Pai Gow Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Paint ( blackjack) - The face cards, i.e. Jack, Queen and King.

Paint ( poker )

Paint Cards ( poker ) -King, Queen and Jack; face cards; court cards; picture cards.

Painted ( poker ) -In lowball, having caught a face card (on the draw). "I painted."

Painter ( poker ) -A thief who uses daub.

Paintskin ( poker ) -1) Face card (King, Queen and Jack).

Pair ( blackjack) - Two numerically identical cards (true pair), or two identical face cards (ten valued cards).

Pair ( poker )

Pair (roulette) -French term for Even Bet.

Pair of Aces in the Wrong Places ( craps ) - Two.

Pair of Shorts ( poker )

Pair of Sunflowers ( craps ) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 10 (5&5).

Pair Up ( poker ) -In lowball, to draw to a hand and pair one of your original cards.

Pair-a-Roses ( craps ) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 10 (5&5).

Pairs ( lotto )

Pallas ( poker ) -The queen of spades.

Pallette (general terms ) - The flat paddle used on the baccarat tables to scoop the cards.

Palm ( poker )

Palm Stock ( poker )

Palmed Card ( poker )

Palooka ( poker )

Pan ( poker )

Panguingue ( poker )

Paper ( poker )

Paper Hanger ( poker ) -One who deliberately writes and passes bad checks.

Paper Work ( poker ) -Marked cards.

Paper Worker ( poker ) -A cheat who uses marked cards.

Papers ( poker ) -Marked cards.

Pari-Mutuel ( lotto )

Pari-Mutuel (general terms )

Parlay ( blackjack)

Parlay (general terms )

Parlay (roulette) -To double one's bet after a win.

Parlay Cards (general terms )

Parley ( craps ) - Leaving your winnings in action.

Parti ( bingo )

Partner ( poker ) -1) The confederate of a thief. 2) A player who shares a bankroll with another.

Partners ( poker ) -1) Two or more thieves playing together. 2) Two or more players using the same bankroll (honestly).

Partnership ( poker )

Party ( poker ) -When several loose or amateur players are making significant monetary contributions to the pot.

Pasadena ( poker ) -I pass.

Pasf (general terms ) - Pakistan Amateur Swimming Federation.

Pass ( craps ) - A winning situation for the right bettors.

Pass ( poker )

Pass Bet ( craps )

Pass For a Prop ( poker )

Pass Line (general terms ) - The area where a Pass-Line Bet is placed.

Pass Out ( poker ) -Fold rather than call a bet.

Pass the Buck ( poker )

Pass the Deal ( poker )

Pass the Trash ( poker )

Pass-and-Back-in ( poker )

Pass-and-Out ( poker )

Passe (roulette) -French term for High Bet.

Passed Out ( poker )

Passed Pot ( poker )

Passing Paper ( poker ) -Writing bad checks.

Passive ( poker )

Passive Game ( lotto )

Passline ( craps )

Pass-Line Bet ( craps )

Pass-Line Bet (general terms ) - A wager made prior to the come-out roll that a point will repeat.

Pass-Out ( poker )
Past Performance (general terms ) - What has occurred previously to the forthcoming games.

Past Post ( blackjack)

Past Post (general terms ) - To place a wager after an event has started

Past Posting (roulette)

Pasteboards ( poker ) -1) Paper cards. 2) By extension, any cards.

Pat ( poker )

Pat Hand ( blackjack) - Any hand in blackjack which is a hard 17 or greater and would not require a hit.

Pat Hand ( poker )

Pat Hand (videopoker)

Pat Hand Bluff ( poker )

Patent (general terms ) - 3 selections, 7 bets - 3 singles, 3 doubles, 1 treble.

Patience Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Patience System (roulette)

Patsy ( poker )

Patter ( poker )

Pattern ( bingo ) - The shape you need to cover on your card with called out numbers, usually it is a straight line

Pattern ( keno ) - The shape made by the collective marks on a keno ticket or lights on a keno flashboard.

Patterns (slots)

Pawf (general terms ) - Pakistan Amateur Wrestling Federation.

Pay Any Catch Ticket ( keno ) - A keno ticket that pays something, no matter how many spots are caught or not caught.

Pay Cycle (slots)

Pay For Play Machines (slots)

Pay Line (slots)

Pay Off ( poker )

Pay Off (videopoker)

Pay Station ( poker ) -A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses.

Pay Table ( keno ) - The chart that shows what each win pays.

Pay Table (slots)

Payback (slots) -The percentage of winnings a machine will payout in relation to the amount put in

Payback (videopoker)

Paybook ( keno ) - The literature that details the casino's pay tables, instructions, rates, etc.

Payday Game ( poker )

Payoff ( craps ) - The paying out of a winning bet to a player.

Payoff ( keno ) - The amount paid to a player for his played ticket. Not necessarily a net profit.

Payoff Odds For Side/Straight Bets (general terms )

Payoff Odds For Totals or Over/Under Bets (general terms )

Payoff Schedule (videopoker)

Payoff Table (videopoker)

Payout ( bingo )

Payout (videopoker)

Payout Percentage (slots)

Payscale ( keno ) - Advertised schedule of Winnings; Schedule of Prizes.

Pb ( blackjack) - The acronym for Pit Boss.

Pba ( blackjack) - The acronym for Professional Blackjack Analyzer, blackjack software by David Smith.

Pbf (general terms ) - Pakistan Boxing Federation.

Pbj ( blackjack) - An abbreviation for the book, Professional BlackJack.

Pc ( blackjack) - 1. An abbreviation for percentage. 2. The acronym for Pit Critter.

Pc ( keno )

Pcb (general terms ) - Pakistan Cricket Board.

Pe ( blackjack) - The acronym for Playing Efficiency.

Peach ( poker )

Pedigree ( poker ) -In hold 'em, K-9 as one's first two cards. Also, canine

Pedro ( poker ) -A 5 (the card); so called because 5s are important in the game of pedro.

Peek ( poker )

Peek Poker Dictionary ( poker ) -Seven-card stud.

Peeker ( poker )

Peep-and-Turn ( poker )

Peewees ( poker ) -Small cards (in rank).

Peg ( poker )

Peg Work ( poker ) -The marks put on cards as described under peg

Pelter ( poker )

Pen Register (general terms ) - A device attached to a telephone line that maintains a record of each number dialed.

Penetration ( blackjack)

Penny Ante ( poker )

Penny Ante (roulette) -A game played for small stakes.

Penny Line (general terms ) - A money line that is adjusted in increments of a penny, or one cent at a time.

Penny Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Penny-Ante ( poker )

Penny-Ante Game ( poker )

Penultimate ( poker ) -The next-to-last card in the deck.

Penultimate Card ( poker ) -The next-to-last card in the deck.

Per Hour ( blackjack)

Percentage ( keno )

Percentage ( poker )

Percentage Bet ( poker )

Percentage Call ( poker )

Percentage Player ( poker )

Percentages (general terms )

Perfect ( poker )

Perfect Catch ( poker )

Perfect Low ( poker )

Perfect Pack ( poker )

Perfect Play (videopoker) -Making every play for the absolute highest Expected Value.

Perfect-Perfect ( poker )

Perimeter of the Pot ( poker )

Perm (general terms ) - Short for permutation. It means a group of all of the possible outcomes.

Permutations (general terms )

Pg ( blackjack) - The acronym for Peter Griffin, the author.

Pga (general terms ) - Professional Golfers' Association.

Phf (general terms ) - Pakistan Hockey Federation.

Philadelphia ( poker ) -I have a full house.

Philadelphia Bankroll ( poker )

Philosopher ( poker ) -In English slang, a thief or cheat at cards.

Phone Betting (general terms ) - A service enabling punters to bet on horses with bookmakers by using telephones.

Phone Tab (general terms )

Pick ( poker ) -A diamond or spade pip.

Pick (general terms )

Pick 'em (general terms ) - When neither team is favored. Also called a "pick."

Pick Off ( poker ) -Catch someone bluffing.

Pick or Pick'em (general terms ) - A game where neither team is favored

Pick or Pick'em Game (general terms ) - A game where neither team is favored.

Pick Someone Up ( poker )

Pick Up ( poker ) -Leave a game.

Pick Up a Hand ( poker )

Pick Up on ( poker )

Pick Up Someone's Chips ( poker )

Pick'em (general terms ) - A game with no favorite (the straight-up winner also would win bets)

Pick'em Game (general terms ) - Neither team is favored. Take your pick and lay 11 to 10.

Pickle Man ( poker ) -In hold 'em, 5-7 as one's first two cards; so-called because of the Heinz slogan, "57 varieties."

Picture ( poker ) -King, Queen and Jack; face cards; court cards; paint cards.

Picture Cards ( poker ) -King, Queen and Jack; face cards; court cards; paint cards.

Pictures ( poker ) -Any playing cards.

Piece ( poker )

Piece of Cheese ( poker )

Pig in the Poke ( poker )

Pigeon ( poker ) -A card that makes a hand, often received as the last card in a stud game.

Pigeon (general terms ) - An uneducated, naive, or unsophisticated gambler.

Pig's Eye ( poker )

Pile ( poker ) -A player's stack of chips, or money.

Pin Work ( poker )

Pinching (roulette) -Illegally removing chips from a bet after an unfavorable decision.

Pineapple ( poker )

Pink Eye ( poker )

Pinochle ( poker ) -In hold 'em, Jd and Qs as the down cards. Comes from the game of pinochle.

Pip ( blackjack) - The spots on the cards that correspond with the value of the card.

Pip ( poker )

Pipe Salesman ( poker )

Piping ( poker )

Pistol Pete ( poker ) -Hole card stud

Pistol Stud ( poker ) -Hole card stud.

Pit ( blackjack)

Pit ( craps )

Pit (roulette) -An area consisting of a number of gaming tables.

Pit Boss ( blackjack)

Pit Boss ( craps ) - A casino employee who is in charge of all the tables in a particular area.

Pit Critter ( blackjack) - A colloquialism which usually refers to a pit boss or a floor man.

Pitch ( poker )

Pitch Game ( blackjack)

Pitcher ( poker ) -A professional card dealer.

Pivot Point ( blackjack)

Place Bet (general terms )
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Place Bet (To Lose) ( craps )

Place Bet (To Win) ( craps )

Place Getter (general terms )

Place Numbers and Bets ( craps ) - The place numbers are 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.

Place Tickets ( poker )

Placed (general terms )

Plain ( poker ) -Describing cards with numbers, that is, all but the face cards.

Plain (roulette) -Full number bet.

Plate ( poker ) -A device for marking cards by trimming their edges. (This produces of various sorts.)

Plater (general terms ) - Horse which usually runs in selling races

Play ( poker )

Play All ( blackjack)

Play Back ( poker ) -To raise or re-raise an opponent's bet.

Play Behind ( poker )

Play Behind a Log ( poker )

Play Blind ( poker ) -Bet or raise without looking at one's cards.

Play by the Book ( poker )

Play Catchup ( poker )

Play Fast ( poker )

Play Maximum Credits (videopoker)

Play Off the Blind ( poker )

Play Over ( poker )

Play Pat ( poker ) -In a draw game, decline to draw cards when it is time to draw, that is, indicate a pat hand.

Play the Board ( poker )

Play the Nuts ( poker ) -Play only hands that are almost guaranteed to win.

Play Through the Blind ( poker )

Play Tight ( poker ) -Playing tight simply means playing fewer hands and folding them earlier.

Play Up ( poker ) -Play in liberal fashion. The opposite is to play tight.

Play with ( poker ) -Staying in the hand by betting, calling, raising, or re-raising.

Player ( craps ) - Another term for gambler or bettor.

Player ( keno ) - The person placing the Bet.

Player ( poker )

Player (general terms ) - A bettor, or gambler

Player Card ( keno ) - A plastic card identifying a Player to the System.

Player Hand ( baccarat ) - The hand opposing the bank hand, which receives cards and acts upon themselves.

Player-Clocking (roulette)

Player's Bank ( poker )

Playing Behind a Log ( poker )

Playing Card ( poker ) -Any one card in a deck.

Playing Conditions ( blackjack)

Playing Correlation (Pc) ( blackjack)

Playing Efficiency (Pe) ( blackjack)

Playing S & M ( poker )

Playoff ( poker )

Playover Box ( poker )

Ploppy ( blackjack) - A term coined by gambling author Frank Scoblete to describe a typical uninformed gambler.

Plug ( blackjack)

Plug ( poker )

Plunge (general terms )

Plunge Around ( poker ) -To play more loosely than you should. Also Splash Around.

Plus / Minus ( blackjack) - A commonly used term to describe the Hi-Lo counting system.

Poch ( poker )

Poche ( poker )

Pochen ( poker )

Pocket ( poker )

Pocket Cards ( poker )

Pocket Pair ( poker ) -Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.

Pocket Rockets ( poker ) -In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.

Pod Top ( bingo )

Point ( craps )

Point ( poker )

Point (general terms )

Point Count ( blackjack) - The net value of the card count at the end of a hand.

Point Number ( craps ) - The numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 established on the come-out roll.

Point Spread (general terms )

Points ( poker )

Points Start (general terms )

Points to Remember ( blackjack)

Pointspread (general terms )

Poke ( poker ) -1) A bankroll. 2) The place where one keeps that bankroll, as a wallet or purse.

Pokeno ( poker ) -A commercial board game that combines some of the elements of poker with those of other games.

Poker Clack ( poker )

Poker Clergy ( poker ) -Poker players.

Poker Club ( poker )

Poker Dice ( poker )

Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Poker Digest ( poker ) -A magazine devoted to poker playing.

Poker Face ( poker )

Poker Flat ( poker ) -A place where poker players play; card room.

Poker God ( poker )

Poker Hand ( poker )

Poker Joint ( poker ) -A place where poker players play; card room.

Poker Machine ( poker )

Poker Patience ( poker )

Poker Player ( poker ) -One who plays poker.

Poker Professional ( poker ) -One who plays poker for a living.

Poker Room ( poker ) -A place where poker players play; card room.

Poker Rules ( poker )

Poker School ( poker ) -People assembled to play poker. Sometimes called simply school. Also, poker clergy.

Poker Session ( poker )

Poker Sharp ( poker )

Poker Solitaire ( poker )

Poker Table ( poker )

Poker Tournaments ( poker )

Poker with the Joker ( poker )

Poker-Faced ( poker ) -Having a poker face.

Pokerino ( poker )

Pokerist ( poker ) -A poker player. This usage is rare.

Pone ( poker ) -The player sitting to the dealer's immediate right.

Pontoon ( blackjack)

Pool ( poker ) -In English poker games, the pot.

Pool (general terms )

Pop it ( poker ) -Raise

Poque ( poker )

Position ( poker )

Position Bet ( poker )

Position Player ( poker )

Positive Expectation ( poker )

Positive Progression (roulette) -Any system of wagering where you increase bets after a win.

Positive Return ( poker )

Possible ( poker )

Possible Straight / Flush ( poker ) -Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.

Post ( poker )

Post Mortem ( poker )

Post Oak Bluff ( poker )

Post Time (general terms ) - The scheduled starting time.

Postponed (general terms ) - A contest cancelled for any reason and rescheduled at a later date.

Pot ( poker )

Pot a! ( poker ) -A player who announces this has just won his first pot of the session.

Pot Limit ( poker )

Pot Odds ( poker ) -The amount of money in the pot versus the amount of money it will cost you to continue in the hand.

Pothook ( poker ) -A 9 (the card).

Pot-Limit Dig ( poker )

Potstuck ( poker ) -Having invested so much in a pot that it "wouldn't be good poker" to fold.

Potting Out ( poker ) -Taking money out of a pot to buy food, cigarettes, or drinks, or to make bets.

Poverty Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Power ( poker )

Power of the Pen (roulette) -The ability to issue hotel comps to players on the part of some casino executives.

Power Rating (general terms ) - A number created by a handicapper on the basis of the strength of a particular team.

Powerhouse ( poker ) -An exceptionally strong hand, often one that cannot lose in a given situation.

Practical Hold Percentage (general terms ) - The amount won by a bookmaker divided by the total amount booked.

Preferential Shuffle ( blackjack)

Preflop ( poker ) -Pertaining to the bet or situation before the flop.

Premiere (roulette) -French term for first and refers to the first group of 12 numbers in the Dozen Bet.

Premium ( poker )

Premium Hand ( poker ) Premium Players (roulette) -A casino term meaning big bettors or players with big credit lines.

Press ( blackjack) - To increase one's bet after a winning hand.

Press ( poker )

Press (general terms ) - [1] To bet a larger amount than usual.[2] To increase the bet.

Press (roulette) -To increase the amount wagered, usually by doubling it, after a win.

Press a Bet ( craps ) - Increasing a bet by double.

Presto ( poker )

Pretties ( poker )

Price ( poker ) -The pot odds you are getting for a draw or call.

Price (general terms ) - Noun ~ The quoted odds for an event to happen (like a horse to win)

Price Maker (general terms ) - An odds maker.

Pricemaker (general terms ) - An oddsmaker.

Prick ( poker )

Primary Jackpot (slots)

Primero ( poker ) -An early Spanish card game having some of the features of poker.

Private Game ( poker )

Prize ( keno ) - The amount paid to a player for his winning ticket. May not be a net profit.

Prize ( lotto ) - Amount that can be won on a winning lottery ticket.

Prize Bingo ( bingo )

Probability ( keno ) - The mathematical odds of an outcome. Expressed as a percent.

Probability (general terms )

Procter and Gamble ( poker )

Producer ( poker )

Profession ( poker ) -Cheating at cards, cardsharping, illegal gambling; always preceded by the.

Professional Gambler ( poker ) -A player whose main source of income derives from gambling.

Professor ( poker ) -A gambler who has the ability to calculate the odds, particularly in card games. Also, dean.

Profiles ( poker ) -The picture cards whose faces are shown in profile, that is, Kd , Js , and Jh ; the one-eyes.

Profit Formula ( blackjack)

Profit Slip ( bingo )

Progression Betting ( blackjack)

Progressive ( bingo )

Progressive ( keno )

Progressive ( poker )

Progressive (slots)

Progressive Game ( bingo )

Progressive Jackpot ( keno )

Progressive Jackpot (slots)

Progressive Jackpot (videopoker)

Progressive Jackpots ( poker )

Progressive Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Progressive Progressive ( poker )

Progressive Slots (slots)

Promotion ( blackjack)

Prop ( poker )

Prop Bet ( poker ) -1) The bet that arises out of a proposition. 2) The bet offered by a proposition hustler.

Prop or Proposition Player ( poker )

Proportional Betting ( blackjack) - See Kelly betting.

Proposition ( poker )

Proposition Bet ( craps ) - Bets that are made in the center of the layout.

Proposition Bet ( poker ) -1) The bet that arises out of a proposition. 2) The bet offered by a proposition hustler.

Proposition Bet (general terms )

Proposition Hustler ( poker )

Protect ( poker )

Protect a Hand ( poker )

Protect the Other Players ( poker )

Protect your Cards ( poker )

Protection ( poker )

Protection Bet ( poker )

Provider ( poker )

Ps ( blackjack) - The acronym for Preferential Shuffle.

Psa (general terms ) - Professional Squash Association.

Public Game ( poker )

Public Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Public Relations Player ( poker )

Published Payouts (slots)

Puck ( craps )

Puck ( poker ) -A token denoting the dealer position.

Puck Line (general terms )

Puckline (general terms )

Pucks (general terms ) - A slang word used to indicate the game of hockey.

Pull ( poker )

Pull For Prime ( poker )

Pull Prime ( poker )

Pull Tab ( bingo )

Pull Tab ( lotto )

Pull the Film ( poker )

Pull the Tape ( poker )

Pull-Through ( poker )

Pump ( poker ) -Raise.

Pumpa ( poker ) -Raise; usually preceded by la. When a player says, "La pumpa," he means "I raise."

Pumped Up ( poker ) -Having lots of playing capital, presumably as a result of a winning streak.

Pumpkin ( blackjack)

Punch ( poker )

Punch Board ( bingo )

Punch Outs ( keno )

Punching ( poker )

Punt (general terms ) - Another term for bet or wager.

Punter (general terms ) - Another term for investor. A person who places bets.

Punters Clubs (general terms )

Punto ( baccarat ) - The Player.

Puppy (general terms ) - The underdog.

Puppy Feet ( poker ) -A cutesy name for clubs (the suit), so called because they (sort of) look like dogs' footprints.

Puppy Foot ( poker ) -1) The ace of clubs. 2) Less commonly, any club.

Puppy Paws ( craps ) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 10 (5&5).

Pure Nuts ( poker ) -The nuts; that is, an unbeatable hand; usually preceded by the.

Purple ( poker ) -Part of the phrase all purple, that is, having a spade or club flush.

Purple Chip ( blackjack) - A $500 chip.

Push ( keno ) - A win equal to the amount wagered.

Push ( poker )

Push (general terms )

Push (roulette) -A tie.

Push Bets ( poker )

Push the Pot ( poker ) -I win.

Pushka ( poker )

Put ( poker )

Put a Play on ( poker ) -Outmaneuver someone by the timing or size (or both) of a bet.

Put Air into ( poker ) -Hold your cards in such a way that others can see them. Also, leak air. .

Put Bet ( craps )

Put Down ( poker ) -Fold.

Put Him on ( poker ) -To guess an opponent's hand and play accordingly.

Put on ( poker )

Put Someone in a Game ( poker ) -Stake (Give someone chips to play on, that is, back that player. ) - someone.

Put Someone on a Hand ( poker ) -Divine, or attempt to, someone's holdings.

Put Someone on his Own ( poker )

Put the Bite on ( poker ) -Attempt to borrow money from. "Can you believe it? Smiley put the bite on me for $100."

Put the Clock on ( poker )

Put Up ( poker ) -Put the proper amount of money (or money as represented by chips) into a pot.

Put Up a Deck ( poker )

Puta ( poker ) -Queen (the card; it means whore).

Putting on a Sizz ( poker )

Putting on the Heat ( poker )