| Sandbag |
: |
To
play weakly with a strong hand. To check-raise or
slow play with the probable best hand. |
| Semi-bluff |
: |
To
bet with a hand which you do not think is the best
hand but which has a reasonable
chance of improving to the best hand. |
| Seat
charge |
: |
In
public card rooms, primarily those of California,
an hourly fee for playing poker. |
| Score |
|
A
big win. |
| Set |
: |
Three-of-a-kind.
The term is used particularly in hold 'em. |
| Steam |
: |
To
play badly because you are emotionally upset - especially
to play considerably more pots than you normally would
when your hands do not justify it. |
| Short
odds |
: |
The
odds for an event that has a good chance of occurring. |
| Straight |
: |
Five
cards of mixed suits in sequence. 6  7  8  9  10 
is a straight. |
| Short-stacked |
: |
Playing
in a game with a relatively small number of chips
remaining. |
| Straight
flush |
: |
Five
cards of the same suit in sequence. 6  7  8  9  10 
is a straight flush. |
| Structure |
: |
The
limits set upon the ante, forced bets, and subsequent
bets and raises in any given games. |
| Side
pot |
: |
A
second pot for the other active players when one player
is all-in. |
| Seventh
street |
: |
In
seven-stud games, the seventh card dealt to each player. |
| Sixth
street |
: |
In
seven-stud games, the sixth card dealt to each player.Slow
play- To check or just call an opponent's bet with
a big hand in order to win more money on later rounds
of betting. |
| Starting
requirement |
: |
The
minimum initial hand a player considers he needs to
continue in a pot. |
| Start
the action |
: |
To
make the first bet in a particular hand. |
| Steal |
: |
To
cause your opponents to fold when you probably do
not have the best hand. The term is used especially
in reference to stealing the antes - that is, raising
on the first round of betting so that everyone remaining
in the pot folds. |
| Stuck |
: |
Losing
money, especially a substantial amount of money, in
a given session or over a period of time. We might
say, "Sammy is stuck $1,500 in the games."
That is, Sammy has lost $1,500. |
| Stud |
: |
Poker
games in which some of each player's cards are exposed. |
| Sucker |
: |
A
player who can be expected to lose money, especially
one who is not as good as he thinks |
| Showdown |
: |
The
turning up of all active players' cards at the end
of the final round of betting to see who has the best
hand. |
| Suited |
: |
Two
or more cards of the same suit. |