Talk:stand pat

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Former literal meaning[edit]

It is possible that the poker sense is derived from an old literal meaning of "remaining on one's pat", pat meaning something like "mark". DCDuring TALK 19:49, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A pat hand is a hand good enough to play. Rich Farmbrough, 22:52, 6 February 2024 (UTC).[reply]
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