Poker Terms Beginning With 'S'

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satellite

• A mini-tournament to gain entry into a larger tournament.

scoop

• To win the entire pot.

scramble

• A face down mixing of the cards.

seat position

• The position a player sits in relative to the other players.

second best

• The best losing hand.

second pair

• When you pair the second highest card on the board.

see

• To call.

shark

• A skilled/crafty player who often purposely underplays her/his skill initially.

short handed

• An adjective used to describe a game with few players.

show

• To expose one’s cards.

show cards

• The exposed cards in stud.

side bet

• Any bet made outside the pot.

slow play

• To play a strong hand weakly so that more players will stay in the pot.

slow roll

• Stalling before showing a hand to the opponent.

smooth call

• Making a call with a raising hand.

snapped off

• When a good hand is beat.

snow job

• When a player bluffs successfully.

soft seat

• A seat or game which is desirable due to a marked lack of skilled players.

solid

• A tight and fairly good player.

speed limit

• A pair of fives.

split

• A tie.

split pot

• A pot which is shared by two or more players who have equivalent hands.

squared deck

• A deck that is evenly stacked and ready to deal.

squeeze

• To look at cards by slowly spreading them apart.

stack

• A pile of chips.

stacked deck

• A deck that has been arranged in order to give one player a major advantage.

stand off

• To call a raise.

stay

• When a player remains in the game by calling as opposed to raising.

steal position

• The next to last position; in regards to seating arrangement.

steam

• When a player plays wildly; specifically calling and raising frequently.

steamrolling

• Re-raising in order to make a player(s) call two bets rather than one.

steel wheel

• A five high straight of the same suit (A-2-3-4-5).

straight

• Five consecutive cards of any suit.

straight flush

• Five consecutive cards of any suit.

stranger

• A new or unfamiliar card in a hand after the draw.

strategic bluff

• A bluff made with a longer term goal in mind.

streak

• A stint of winning or losing hands.

structure

• The limits put on the blinds/ante, bets and raises in any given poker game.