| Satellite |
It is a mini-tournament to gain
an entry into a larger tournament. |
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| Scoop |
To win the entire pot. |
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| Seating List |
A waiting list. A player would put his or
her name on this list if there were no seats
at the table at which they wish to play. |
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| Second Pair |
In flop games, when you pair the second
highest card on the board. |
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| See |
To call. |
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| Seven-card Stud |
A well-known poker game in which players
get three down cards and four up cards. You
play the best five of those seven cards. |
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| Seventh Street |
This is the final round of betting in Seven
Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better. |
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| Shills |
Shills are paid props who help start and
maintain poker games. |
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| Showdown |
At the end of the final betting round, it's
when all active players turn their cards faceup
to see who has won the pot. |
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| Side Pot |
A separate pot(s) which is contested by
remaining active players when one or more
players are all-in. |
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| Sixth Street |
In Seven-card Stud, this is the fourth “up”
card dealt to the player (their 6th card).
It is also the 4th round of betting. |
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| Solid |
A fairly tight player (and reasonably good). |
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| Small Blind |
The amount put in the pot by the person
immediately to the left of the dealer “button”
prior to the cards being dealt. |
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| Speed Limit |
A pair of fives. |
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| Split |
Tie. |
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| Stack |
A pile of chips. |
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| Stay |
When a player remains in the game by calling
rather than raising. |
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| Steel Wheel |
A five high straight (A-2-3-4-5) of the
same suit. |
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| Straddle |
A straddle is a Blind bet which is usually
double the size of the Big Blind (and that
player may raise when the action gets to him). |
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| Straight |
Five consecutive cards of
any suit. |
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| Straight Flush |
Five consecutive cards of the same suit. |
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| Structure |
The limits put on the blinds / ante, bets,
and raises in any particular game. |
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| Stud Games |
Games in which players get down cards and
up cards. |
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| Stuck |
A player who is losing in a game. |
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