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Satellite It is a
mini-tournament to gain an entry into a larger tournament.
Scoop To win the entire pot.
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.
Second Pair In flop games,
when you pair the second highest card on the board.
See To call.
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.
Seventh Street This is the
final round of betting in Seven Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better.
Shills Shills are paid props
who help start and maintain poker games.
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.
Side Pot A separate pot(s)
which is contested by remaining active players when one or more players
are all-in.
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.
Solid A fairly tight player
(and reasonably good).
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.
Speed Limit A pair of fives.
Split Tie.
Stack A pile of chips.
Stay When a player remains in
the game by calling rather than raising.
Steel Wheel A five high
straight (A-2-3-4-5) of the same suit.
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).
Straight Five consecutive
cards of any suit.
Straight Flush Five
consecutive cards of the same suit.
Structure The limits put on
the blinds/ante, bets, and raises in any particular game.
Stud Games Games in which
players get down cards and up cards.
Stuck A player who is losing
in a game.
T
Texas Hold'em
This is also the name for Hold'em, the most popular form of poker.
Third Street
In Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud 8 or Better, this is the first
betting round on the first three cards.
Thirty Miles
Three tens.
Three of a Kind Three
cards of the same number or face value ("trips").
Tight
A player who doesn't play many pots. A tight game is one that doesn't have
much action.
TOC Tournament
of Champions.
Top Pair
In flop games, when the player pairs one of his down cards with the
highest card on board.
Treys
A pair of threes.
Trips
Three of a kind.
Turn
In flop games, this is the fourth card dealt. It is the third round of
betting.
Two Pair
A hand consisting of two different pairs.
U
Up Card
A card that is dealt face-up.
V-W
Walking Sticks
A pair of sevens.
Wild Card
A card that can be played as any value.
Worst Hand
A losing hand.
WSOP
World Series of Poker.
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