SATELLITE: A small-stakes
tournament whose
winner obtains cheap entry
into a bigger tournament.
SAVING BETS: Same as pushing
bets.
SCOOP: To win both the high
and the low
portions of a pot in a split-pot
game.
SCRAMBLE: A facedown mixing
of the cards.
SECOND PAIR: In flop games,
pairing the second
highest card on board.
SETUP: Two suited decks,
each with different
colored backs, to replace
the current decks in a game.
SIDE POT: A separate pot
formed when one or
more players are all in.
SHORT BUY: A buy-in that
is less than the
required minimum buy-in.
SHOWDOWN: The final act of
determining
the winner of the pot after
all betting has been completed.
SHUFFLE: The act of mixing
the cards before a hand.
SMALL BLIND: In a game with
multiple blind bets,
the smallest blind.
SPLIT POT: A pot that is
divided among players,
either because of a tie
for the best hand or by
agreement prior to the showdown.
SPLITTING BLINDS: When no
one else has entered
the pot, an agreement between
the big blind and small
blind to each take back
their blind bets instead of
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SPLITTING OPENERS: In high
draw jacks-or-better
poker, dividing openers
in hopes of making a different
type of hand. Example: You
open the pot with a pair
of aces. One of your aces
is a spade, as are the three
other cards in the hand.
If you throw away the non-spade
ace to go for the flush,
you announce to the table,
"Splitting openers.
STACK: Chips in front of
a player.
STRADDLE: An additional
blind bet that takes place
after forced blinds and
is usually worth twice the big blind.
In lowball, a multiple blind
game.
STRAIGHT: Five cards in consecutive
rank.
STRAIGHT FLUSH: Five cards
in consecutive rank
of the same suit.
STREET: Cards dealt on a
particular round in stud games.
For instance, the fourth
card in a player's hand is often
known as fourth street,
the sixth card as sixth street,
and so on.
STRING RAISE: A bet made
in more than one motion,
without the declaration
of a raise (not allowed).
STUB: The portion of the
deck which has not been dealt.
SUPERVISOR: A cardroom employee
qualified to
make rulings, such as a
floorperson, shift supervisor,
or cardroom manager.
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