Poker Terms listed Alphabetically. Letters S & T

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Poker terms listed alphabeticall from Wikipedia Encyclopedia. Letters S & T

S

sandbag
See slow play (poker).

satellite
A tournament in which the prize is a free entrance to another (larger) tournament.

scare card
A card dealt face up (either to a player in a game such as stud or to the board in a community card game) that appears to create a strong hand for someone. The Jack of spades on the turn was a scare card because it put both flush and straight possibilities on the board.

scoop
In high-low split games, to win both the high and the low half of the pot.

second pair
In community card poker games, a pair of cards of the second-top rank on the board. Compare bottom pair, top pair.

sell
In spread limit poker, to sell a hand is to bet less than the maximum with a strong hand, in the hope that more of your opponents will call the bet.
semi-bluff
See semi-bluff.

set
Three of a kind, esp. the situation where two of the cards are concealed in the player's hole cards. Compare to "trips".
set-up
A deck that has been ordered, usually King to Ace by suit (spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds). In casinos, it is customary to use a set-up deck when introducing a new deck to the table. The set-up is spread face up for the players to demonstrate that all of the cards are present before the first shuffle. Also called to "spade the deck".
shark
A professional player.
shill
See shill. Compare to "proposition player".

shootout
A poker tournament format where the last remaining player of a table goes on to play the remaining players of other tables. Each table plays independently of the others; that is, there is no balancing as players are eliminated. This format is particularly common in European televised poker programs, including Late Night Poker.

short stack
A stack of chips that is relatively small for the stakes being played.
shorthanded
A poker game that is played with around six players or less, as opposed to a full ring game, which is usually nine or ten players.
showdown
See showdown (poker).

side pot
A separate pot created to deal with the situation of one player going "all in". See table stakes.

sit and go
A "Sit and Go" is a poker tournament which has no starting time that will start as soon as a set number of players, usually 9 or 10, sign up. Also called sit n' gos and a variety of other similar spellings.
16-way straight draw
A hand in draw poker such as 6♥ 7♥ 8♠ (Joker), in which any of sixteen cards (4 fours, 4 fives, 4 nines, 4 tens) can fill a straight.
slow play
See slow play (poker). Also "sandbag".
slow roll
To delay or avoid showing one's hand at showdown, forcing other players to expose their hands first. When done while holding a good hand likely to be the winner, it is considered poor etiquette, because it often gives other players "false hope" that their hands might win before the slow-roller's is exposed.

small blind
See blinds.

small blind special
A situation in which (assuming no raising) a player is dealt weak hole cards in the small blind, but ends up making the best hand because they got to see a relatively inexpensive flop. Compare to "big blind special".

smooth call
See "flat call".

soft-play
To intentionally go easy on a player (e.g. not betting or raising against him when you usually would).

speeding
To play very loose with no identifiable pattern, or to bluff frequently. Also known as speeding around. Compare to "fast".

spike
When a flop is spread out, if the first card revealed is the card an underdog needs, they spike that card. More loosely, if any of the flop cards help you, then you spike it. I had Q9 to my opponent's pocket jacks, but I spiked a queen on the flop to take the lead.

splash the pot
To throw one's chips in the pot in a disorderly fashion. Not typically allowed, because the dealer can't tell how much has been bet.
split
See split (poker) and high-low split.

split two pair
In community card poker, a two pair hand, with each pair made of one of your hole cards, and one community card.
spread
The range between a table's minimum and maximum bets.

spread-limit
A form of limit poker where the bets and raises can be between a minimum and maximum value. The spread may change between rounds.

stack
A collection of 20 poker chips of the same denomination, usually arranged in an orderly column.
stacked deck
See cold deck.
stakes
The definition of the amount one buys in for and can bet. For example, a "low stakes" game might be a $10 buy-in with a $1 maximum raise.
stand pat
In draw poker, playing the original hand using no draws, either as a bluff or in the belief it is the best hand.
starting hand
See starting hand.

steal
See steal (poker).

steam
Act of playing recklessly when one is frustrated. Compare to "tilt".
stop and go
Stop and go or stop 'n' go is when a player bets into another player who has previously raised or otherwise shown aggression. Example: On the flop, Bill bets into Tom, Tom raises, and Bill just calls. On the turn, Bill bets into Tom again. Bill has just pulled a stop 'n' go play.
Another version of the "stop and go" is in tournament poker when a player raises pre-flop with the intention of going all in after the flop regardless of the cards that fall. This is typically done when the blinds are high and every chip becomes vital.
straddle bet
See straddle bets.
straight
Poker hand: see straight.
When used with an amount, indicates that the speaker is referring to the total bet, versus the amount being raised. Alice bets twenty. Bob raises to fifty straight. Also "altogether" or "all day".
straight flush
See straight flush.
strategy card
A wallet sized card that is commonly used to help with poker strategies in online and casino games.

string bet
To call with one motion and raise with another, or to reach for more chips in the middle of laying a bet/raise without stating the intended amount. String bets are prohibited in public cardroom rules. Compare to "forward motion".

structured
A structured betting system is one where the spread of the bets may change from round to round.
stuck
Having lost money. I'm stuck $300 right now.
stud
A variant of poker. See stud poker.
A card dealt face up in Stud poker.
suck out
To draw a winning hand despite poor odds.

sucker straight
In community card poker variants, a straight completed on the low end of the possible straight on the board. Compare to "idiot end, ignorant end".

suited
Having the same suit. See card suits.
suited connectors
See suited connectors.
super satellite
A multi-table poker tournament in which the prize is a free entrance to a satellite tournament or a tournament in which all the top finishers gain entrance to a larger tournament.

T

table stakes
See table stakes.

tell
See tell (poker).

third man walking
A player who gets up from his seat in a cash game, after two other players are already away from the table, is referred to as the "third man walking". In a casino with a "third man walking rule", this player may be required to return to his seat within 10 minutes, or one rotation of the deal around the table, or else his seat in the game will be forfeited if there is a waiting list for the game.

throwing a party
A player who is playing like a fool and gambling all of their money away is said to be throwing a party.

three of a kind
See three of a kind. Also "trips", "set".

three pair
In a seven card game, such as seven card stud or Texas hold 'em, it is possible for a player to have 3 pairs, although a player can only play two of them as part of a standard 5-card poker hand. This situation may jokingly be referred to as a player having a hand of three pair. Note that in Omaha, it is possible to "have" 4 pair in the same manner.

tight
See loose/tight play. Compare to "loose", "aggressive", "passive".

tilt
See tilt (poker). Compare to "steam".

to go
A term used to describe the amount that a player is required to call in order to stay in the hand, "Alice was deciding whether to call now it was $50 to go."

toke
In a brick and mortar casino, a toke is a "tip" given to the dealer by the winner of the pot. Tokes often represent a large percentage of a dealer's income.

top pair
In community card poker games, top pair is a pair of the same rank as the highest ranking card on the board. Compare second pair, bottom pair.

top two
A split two pair, matching the highest-ranking two flop cards.
trey
A 3-spot card. Casino personnel refer to the 3♣ as the "trey of clubs".

trips
When one of a players hole cards in hold 'em connects with two cards on the board to make three of a kind. This differs from a set where three of a kind is made when a pocket pair connects with one card on the flop to make three of a kind.
Three of a kind. Compare to "set".

turn
See turn (poker).

12-way straight draw
A hand in draw poker such as 6♥ 7♥ (Joker) 9♣, in which any of twelve cards (4 fives, 4 eights, 4 tens) can fill a straight.