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| Partial Loss [Motor Sports] |
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Any loss that does not completely destroy the property or exhaust the insurance.
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| Partner [Poker] |
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1) The confederate of a thief. 2) A player who shares a bankroll with another.
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| Partners [Sailing] |
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Supporting structures used to support areas where high loads come through openings in the deck, such as at the mast boot.
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| Partnership [Poker] |
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1) Two or more thieves playing together. 2) Two or more players using the same bankroll (honestly).
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| Parts Car [Motor Sports] |
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A car used for its working parts which can be used in other cars.
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| Party [Poker] |
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When several loose or amateur players are making significant monetary contributions to the pot.
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| Pas De Touche [Fencing] |
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A declaration by the director that no touch has been recorded.
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| Pasf [General] |
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Pakistan Amateur Swimming Federation.
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| Pass [Poker] |
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1) Decline to bet. This is not exactly the same as check, because in a blind game or bet-or-fold game, if you pass on the first round of betting, you must throw your cards away. 2) Decline to call a bet, at which point, you must throw your cards away and you have no further interest in the pot. If someone bets, and you say, "I pass," you are out of the pot. 3) Loosely, check.
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| Pass Bet [Craps] |
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A bet that the dice will pass, also known as a "pass line" bet. This bet is generally placed immediately before a "come out" roll, although you can make or increase this bet at any time. House edge on this bets is 1.41%.
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| Pass Defender [Football] |
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A defensive player who covers an opposing receiver.
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| Pass for a Prop [Poker] |
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In a no-limit lowball game, when a player is faced with a raise, and wants to gamble alone with the raiser, usually involving a proposition like two-for-one, but there are other players to act after the player, in some clubs the player is permitted to pass for a prop, and then, if the other players do not call the bet, can negotiate a proposition with the raiser. If any other player calls the bet, usually the player who so passed is required to drop; furthermore, if the raiser does not wish to accept the proposition, the passer must also drop. For example, in a $4-to-go no-limit lowball game, Harry opens with A-joker-2-K-K. Sally and Bob call. Walt raises $35. Harry does not fold, nor does he call the raise. Instead he says, "Pass for a prop." Sally and Bob now both fold, and Harry tosses the two kings, saying, "Two-for-one?" Walt throws a card among the discards, and says, "You're on." (Walt can, of course, also offer a counter proposition. He may say, "For all of them," and stick his whole stack in, which means, essentially, "I'll break this hand, but only if we both put all our chips in the pot." At this point, either Harry agrees, or dumps his hand.)
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| Pass Line [General] |
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The area where a Pass-Line Bet is placed.
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| Pass Out [Poker] |
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Fold rather than call a bet.
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| Pass Patterns or Pass Routes [Football] |
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Pre-determined paths receivers follow to help the passer quickly locate them so he can more easily get them the ball.
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| Pass Protection [Football] |
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Blocking by offensive players to keep defenders away from the quarterback on passing plays.
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| Pass Roll [Croquet] |
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A croquet shot in which the strikers ball goes further than the croqueted ball.
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| Pass Rush [Football] |
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A surge by defenders to get past blockers and sack the quarterback.
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| Pass the Buck [Poker] |
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In a game in which the players deal for themselves (as opposed to one dealt by a house dealer), refuse to deal when it is one's turn to deal, passing the deck instead to the next player to the left. In some home games, rather than each player anteing, the dealer antes for all; in such a game, a player is not permitted to pass the deal, nor can he do so in a game with traveling blinds.
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| Pass the Deal [Poker] |
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In a game in which the players deal for themselves (as opposed to one dealt by a house dealer), refuse to deal when it is one's turn to deal, passing the deck instead to the next player to the left. In some home games, rather than each player anteing, the dealer antes for all; in such a game, a player is not permitted to pass the deal, nor can he do so in a game with traveling blinds.
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| Pass the Trash [Poker] |
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A form of seven stud in which cards are passed to left and right, sometimes multiple times, and sometimes with five cards chosen at the end and rolled, that is, exposed one at a time.
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| Pass-and-Back-in [Poker] |
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A form of draw poker in which, before the draw, if the pot has not yet been opened, a player can, in turn, either open the pot, or pass, holding his cards for a possible call (or raise) later if someone opens behind him.
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| Pass-and-Out [Poker] |
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A form of draw poker in which, before the draw, if the pot has not yet been opened, a player must, in turn, either open the pot, or fold. Also called pass-and-out or pass-out. Compare with pass-and-back-in.
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| Pass-Line Bet [Craps] |
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A wager that the dice will pass, or win, made prior to the come-out roll. You win even money on 7 or 11, and lose on 2, 3, or 12 on the first roll, known as the "Come out" roll. Any other number comes up again before a 7 is rolled, you win even money. Once a Pass Line bet is made, the bet cannot be picked up until a win or a lose decision is reached.
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| Pass-Out [Poker] |
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A form of draw poker in which, before the draw, if the pot has not yet been opened, a player must, in turn, either open the pot, or fold. Also called pass-and-out or pass-out.
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| Passage [Equestrian Sports] |
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A slow motion, suspended trot in which the pairs of feet diagonally opposite one another are raised and returned to the ground in alternation.
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| Passata Sotto [Fencing] |
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A counter attack in which a lunge is initiated by dropping a hand to the floor and lowering the body under the opponent's oncoming blade.
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| Passata-Sotto [Fencing] |
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A lunge made by dropping one hand to the floor.
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| Passe [Roulette] |
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French term for High Bet.
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| Passe' [Fencing] |
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An attack that passes the target without hitting; also a cross-step (see cross).
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| Passed Ball [Baseball] |
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A pitch not hit by the batter that gets past the catcher, which otherwise should have been caught or stopped.
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| Passed Out [Poker] |
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In a double-limit draw (high) game, a pot that no one opened, and is consequently being re-dealt. The first passed pot usually has an extra ante by each player. The second passed pot usually has an extra ante and is played at a higher limit. the third and all subsequent passed pots usually stay at the same limit as the second, with no further antes.
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| Passed Pot [Poker] |
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1) In a double-limit draw (high) game, a pot that no one opened, and is consequently being re-dealt. The first passed pot usually has an extra ante by each player. The second passed pot usually has an extra ante and is played at a higher limit. the third and all subsequent passed pots usually stay at the same limit as the second, with no further antes. 2) In any draw game with minimum opening requirements (such as jacks or better), a pot that was not opened either because no one had openers or no one chose to open. (Sometimes pots don't get opened even when players have openers, because some players like to pass good hands in early position, hoping that someone else will open so that they can raise.)
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| Passer [Basketball] |
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The player who passes the ball to a teammate.
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| Passgang [Skiing] |
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The opposite of diagonal stride, in which the arm and leg on one side swing backwards and forwards together.
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| Passing [Soccer] |
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When a player kicks the ball to his teammate; used to move the ball closer to the opposing goal, to keep the ball away from an opponent or to give the ball to a player who is in a better position to score.
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| Passing Lane [Basketball] |
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An opening between defenders through which the ball can be passed to a teammate.
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| Passing Shot [Tennis] |
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A stroke that an opponent located close to the net is unable to intercept.
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| Passive [Poker] |
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Passive is a style of play that is characterized by reluctance to bet and raise. This does not always mean tight. A typical loose-passive player will call with almost anything, but raise only with very powerful hands (see calling station). A passive table is one with many passive players, so that, for example, few hands are raised pre-flop
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| Passive Game [Lotto] |
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A lottery game similar to a raffle where a player buys a ticket with preprinted numbers. The lottery later randomly draws numbers that are compared to the players' tickets to determine the outcomes.
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| Passive Obstruction [Wrestling] |
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If a wrestler continually obstructs the opponent's holds, holds both the opponent's hands, continually lies flat on the mat, or deliberately runs off the mat, it is passive obstruction. The opponent is given three choices: 1) To place the offender in the bottom position in par terre; 2) To continue the bout from the neutral position; 3) To assume the down positon in par terre.
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| Passive Restraint [Motor Sports] |
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A device or structure that automatically helps restrain vehicle occupants in an impact. This includes airbags, belt pretensioners, padded knee bolsters, and shoulder belts that are motorized, or attached to the door.
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| Passive Unweighting [Skiing] |
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An unweighting of the skis created by skiing over a bump or through a dip, and not by a skier's conscious body movement.
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| Passivity [Wrestling] |
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Another name for passive obstruction.
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| Passivity Zone [Wrestling] |
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The outer band, 1 meter wide, outside the central wrestling area.
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| Passline [Craps] |
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A wager that the dice will pass, or win, made prior to the come-out roll. You win even money on 7 or 11, and lose on 2, 3, or 12 on the first roll, known as the "Come out" roll. Any other number comes up again before a 7 is rolled, you win even money. Once a Pass Line bet is made, the bet cannot be picked up until a win or a lose decision is reached.
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| Passout [Ice Hockey] |
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A pass by an attacking player from behind his opponent’s net or goal line to a teammate in front of the net.
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| Passé [Fencing] |
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1) An attack that passes the target without hitting it. 2) A cross.
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| Past Performance [Horse Racing] |
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Information on a race animal's most recent races and works for handicapping purposes.
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| Past Performances [Horse Racing] |
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A compilation in Daily Racing Form of a horse's record, including all pertinent data, as a basis for handicapping.
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| Past Post [Blackjack] |
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To cheat by placing or adding to a wager after the time that no new bets or bet changes are allowed due to there being information about the possible result, such as the player already having a card at blackjack.
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| Past Posting [Roulette] |
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Placing a winning wager after a decision has been reached. Usually done by capping a bet. Doing this is a good way to get thrown out of the casino and/or spend some time in jail.
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| Pasteboards [Poker] |
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1) Paper cards. 2) By extension, any cards.
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| Pastern (Bones) [Horse Racing] |
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Denotes the area between the fetlock joint and the hoof. The joint between the long and short pastern bones is called the "pastern joint." Can also be used to describe the area of the limb or to describe a specific bone long pastern bone. Technically known as the P1 (long) and P2 (short).
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| Pat [Poker] |
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1) In draw poker, describing a hand that needs to draw no cards. 2) Drawing no cards. "How many cards?" "I'm pat."
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| Pat Hand [Video Poker] |
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A hand where all five cards fit into a winning hand. For example, if you are initially dealt 3c, 5c, 8c, 9c, Jc you have a pat hand which contains a flush. However, if you are dealt Jc, Jd, Jh, 8s, 4c you do have three of a kind but not a pat hand since the 8 and 4 are rags. You would hold the Jacks and draw two. The only exception is four of a kind in Jacks or Better. The fifth card is a rag but can't improve the hand by drawing to it
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| Pat Hand Bluff [Poker] |
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In high draw poker, standing pat on a hand that is not complete, with the intention of representing a good hand, thereby driving all active players out of the pot with a bet, and winning whatever is in the pot at that point. In lowball, standing pat on any five cards that do not constitute an otherwise playable lowball hand, with the same intention
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| Patant Log [Sailing] |
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A type of log that uses a counter attached to a rotor on a line which is towed behind the boat to help measure distance and speed.
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| Patent [General] |
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3 selections, 7 bets - 3 singles, 3 doubles, 1 treble.
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| Patience Poker Dictionary [Poker] |
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A form of solitaire in which the player tries to arrange 25 cards in a 5-by-5 grid such that all (or most of) the horizontals and verticals (and sometimes the diagonals) form the highest possible poker hands. Also called poker patience and poker solitaire.
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| Patience System [Roulette] |
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A grind method of playing whereby the player waits for a certain number of decisions before placing a bet.
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| Patinando [Fencing] |
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A forward step, with an appel from the rear foot at the moment when the front foot lands.
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| Patrick Division [Ice Hockey] |
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With the Adams Division made up the Wales Conference until the 1992-93 season; renamed the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference starting with the 1993-94 season.
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| Patrol Judge [Horse Racing] |
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A racing official strategically located at different location on the racetrack to observe the horses and jockeys while they race and report any infraction to the stewards.
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| Patrol Judge(s) [Horse Racing] |
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Official(s) who observe the progress of a race from various vantage points around the track.
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| Patrol Judges [Horse Racing] |
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Officials who observe progress of race from various vantage points around the track.
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| Patsy [Poker] |
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In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
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| Patter [Poker] |
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1) Misleading or distracting conversation by one player, often an experienced player, meant to precipitate a desired action in another player, such as folding or calling. 2) Conversation used by a player to cover up his own reactions to his cards.
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| Pattern [Synchro Swimming] |
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A formation of team members in which they are all in the same position or in alternating positions.
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| Paviser [Archery] |
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A person who carried and supported a pavise.
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| Pawf [General] |
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Pakistan Amateur Wrestling Federation.
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| Pawky [Golf] |
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Old Scottish term meaning cunning or tricky.
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| Pay Any Catch Ticket [Keno] |
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A keno ticket that pays something, no matter how many spots are caught or not caught.
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| Pay Off [Video Poker] |
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The number of coins or credits paid for a particular winning hand. Often expresses on a "per-coin" basis. For example, a Full House in standard full pay Jacks-or-Better with five coins bet pays 45 coins, but this is usually expressed as 9-for-1. This way, it is the same for a 4-coin, 10-coin or 100-coin machine.
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| Pay Out [Sailing] |
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To let out a line.
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| Pay Station [Poker] |
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A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses.
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| Pay Table [Keno] |
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The chart that shows what each win pays.
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| Payback [Video Poker] |
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The long term expected return of a game as it is being played. Usually expressed as a percent, but sometimes expressed as the Expected Value (EV) of the game. You can expect to make money on a game only if its long term payback, including any slot club cash rebate, is over 100% (EV greater than one). For your personal evaluation of a situation, you should include the value of any additional comps or promotions.
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| Paybook [Keno] |
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The literature that details the casino's pay tables, instructions, rates, etc.
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| Payday Game [Poker] |
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One with higher stakes than usual, often conducted on whichever day of the month the live ones get their paychecks.
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| Payoff [Keno] |
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The amount paid to a player for his played ticket. Not necessarily a net profit.
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| Payoff Odds for Side/Straight Bets [General] |
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For football, basketball, and hockey the payoff is $100 for every $110 wagered, unless otherwise noted. Therefore, $110 will be wagered if you specify a $100 straight bet.
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| Payoff Schedule [Video Poker] |
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Each video poker machine's complete payoff schedule is posted on the glass front or on the screen. This is usually in the form of a table that shows the number of coins paid for each possible final hand for each possible number of coins bet.
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| Payoff Table [Video Poker] |
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The numbers are the number of credits that you get if you draw that hand. For example, if you are playing five coins in a quarter machine with this Payoff Table, you win 4000 quarters or $1,000.00 if you get a Royal Flush. Usually you get more credits for your money by playing the Maximum Credits.
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| Payout [Bingo] |
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[1] The side of a breakopen ticket which may display the game name, form number, graphics, winning symbols, letters or numerals, prize amounts, number of winners at each level, and price per card. This side of the ticket is also referred to as the "Face".
[2] The value assigned to individual winning combinations of symbols and/or the collective value of all prizes to be awarded in a single game.
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| Payscale [Keno] |
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Advertised schedule of Winnings; Schedule of Prizes.
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| Pb [Blackjack] |
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The acronym for Pit Boss.
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| Pba [Blackjack] |
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The acronym for Professional Blackjack Analyzer, blackjack software by David Smith.
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| Pbf [General] |
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Pakistan Boxing Federation.
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| Pbj [Blackjack] |
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An abbreviation for the book, Professional BlackJack.
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| Pc [Keno] |
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Also known as PC (percent casino). The percent of all wagers the house can expect to win, over a period of time. Can vary widely, but normally is about 30%.
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| Pcb [General] |
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Pakistan Cricket Board.
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| Pcs (Pitchers' Caught Stealing) [Baseball] |
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The number of runners officially counted as Caught Stealing where the initiator of the fielding play was the pitcher, not the catcher. Note: such plays are often referred to as pickoffs, but appear in official records as Caught Stealings. The most common pitcher caught stealing scenario is a 1-3-6 fielding play, where the runner is officially charged a Caught Stealing because he broke for second base. Pickoff (fielding play 1-3 being the most common) is not an official statistic.
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| Pcw [Wrestling] |
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Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
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| Pe [Blackjack] |
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The acronym for Playing Efficiency.
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| Pea [Baseball] |
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A ball traveling at high speed, either batted or thrown.
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| Peach [Poker] |
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In lowball, a good hand, that is, one without a pair; used humorously. "I've got a pair." "Yeah? Well, I've got a peach!"
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| Peacock Arrows [Archery] |
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Arrows of the 14th century fletched with peacock feathers.
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| Pebbles [Curling] |
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Small bumps applied by spraying the sheet with water droplets to reduce friction and increase curl.
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| Pedestal [Sailing] |
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The column that the wheel is mounted on.
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| Pedigree [Poker] |
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In hold 'em, K-9 as one's first two cards. Also, canine
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| Pedro [Poker] |
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A 5 (the card); so called because 5s are important in the game of pedro.
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| Peek [Poker] |
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1) A look at one or more cards in a hand, often those drawn. See free look. 2) A surreptitious look at cards drawn to a hand, usually in such a way as to imply that the peeker actually has not seen any of the drawn cards, prior to this person claiming (or implying to claim) that he is now making a blind bet, that is, one based on really not having seen the cards. Also, fast peek. 3) A surreptitious look by a thief at the un-dealt top or bottom card of the deck. 4) Look at drawn cards, often done by squeezing the cards, that is, slowly separating them, as if the viewer wishes to surprise himself with the cards; this is often done agonizingly slowly, frequently when it is the peeker's turn to act, as if the player deliberately wants to annoy the others, while he pretends to be innocent of any knowledge of what effect his slowness is having.
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| Peeker [Poker] |
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A cheater (such as a bottom dealer or seconds dealer) who peeks at the un-dealt top card of the deck (prior to possibly dealing a second) or the bottom card (prior to dealing a bottom), or who exposes such card to a confederate.
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| Peel [Curling] |
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A high-speed takeout shot that removes one or more stones from play and usually results in the shooter also going out of play.
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| Peep [Horse Racing] |
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A horse finishing third.
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| Peep-and-Turn [Poker] |
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Mexican Stud. A form of five-card stud in which each player first receives two cards face down, and then rolls (turns face up) one card, followed by a betting round. Thereafter, each active player receives another face-down card on each round, from which he chooses one to roll, again followed by a betting round. Sometimes called flip.
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| Peewees [Poker] |
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Small cards (in rank).
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| Peg [Poker] |
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Mark the fronts of cards with a pin, thumbtack, ring, etc., in such a way that the thief making such marks can later tell by feel the ranks of the cards. Such marks are applied to the surface of cards and do not tear the cards, merely add indentations that can be felt from the back, as opposed to nailing, which puts marks in the edges of cards. Also called punch or blister. This is the opposite of prick, in which the thief marks the backs of cards.
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| Peg Work [Poker] |
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The marks put on cards as described under peg
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| Peg-Down [Croquet] |
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To interrupt a game, marking the position of the balls and clips, with the intention if resuming later.
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| Pegs [Horse Racing] |
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The most recent term for the inside running rail. At many tracks these days, the railing itself has been removed, leaving behind markers or pegs which indicate where the inside of the track is.
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| Peichin [Martial Arts] |
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An Okinawan feudal title bestowed upon a Samurai by a lord for distinguished services rendered.
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| Pelorus [Sailing] |
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A card marked in degrees and having sightings on it that is used to take bearings relative to the ship, rather than magnetic bearings as taken with a compass.
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| Pelter [Poker] |
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In draw poker, a nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game. The hand is different in different parts of the country. One variant is any hand containing a 9, 5, and a 2, with one card between the 9 and the 5 and another between the 5 and the 2.
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| Peltier [Baseball] |
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Dan Peltier ('87-'89) was an academic and athletic All-American, with his .406 career batting average ranking first in Irish history (he ranks second with 60 doubles and 202 RBI). Peltier played in the Majors with the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants. PLAYERS OF THE YEAR - Five Irish players have been named conference player or pitcher of the year (since '83). Third baseman Brant Ust (below right) and righthander Brad Lidge (left) were the fourth set of teammates to win the BIG EAST's top awards in the same season ('98). Ust became the third sophomore ever named BIG EAST player of the year, joining former Seton Hall great Mo Vaughn and Connecticut's Jason Grabowski. Three Irish players received player-of-the-year honors from the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (no pitcher award): OFs Dan Peltier ('89) and Eric Danapilis ('93) and LHP Tom Price ('94).
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| Pen Register [General] |
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A device attached to a telephone line that maintains a record of each number dialed.
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| Penalties [Horse Racing] |
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Extra weight a horse must carry, especially in a handicap.
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| Penalty [Ice Hockey] |
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A punishment levied against a player, coach, or team official for a rules violation. See bench minor penalty; game misconduct penalty; major penalty; match penalty; minor penalty; misconduct penalty.
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| Penalty Arc [Soccer] |
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A circular arc whose center is the penalty spot and extends from the top of the penalty area; designates an area that opposing players are not allowed to enter prior to a penalty kick.
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| Penalty Area [Soccer] |
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A rectangular area 44 yards wide by 18 yards deep with its long edge on the goal line; the goalkeeper may use his hands to block or control the ball only within this area.
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