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satellite - a satellite poker tournament is winner of a particular tournament get free entrance to the next tournament

scare card - when the board cards or community shows a card which you think might help your opponent to fill and increase the strength of there hand

second pair - a player holding the second highest pair using there one hole card and one community card

sell - to make a lower bet than you normally would in hope to get the other player to call knowing you have a best hand

set - when a player hold a two cards of the same value and the community cards show another card of the same value as the hole cards

set-up - a deck of poker cards which have be organized by a casino from highest value to lowest value in the order spades, hearths, clubs, diamonds

shark - a poker player who earn a good living from the game... a poker professional

shoe - in casinos and professional poker tournaments the cards which are ready to be dealt are normally held in a shoe

shootout - a large poker room with more than one table, after a player has defeated all the other players he is then moved onto another table

short buy - to buy into a game of poker for less than the original buy in. a player will not receive any more chips that any player holds

short stack - as the blinds increase players with a short stack or low chip count are now under serious pressure

short handed - when six or less poker player start a tournament

show down - a the end of betting if two or more players are still in the game they must turn their cards over to determine the winner

side game - a shorthanded game of poker no played at the main table. usually played by players who have already been knocked out of the main tournament

side pot - if a player with a shortstack goes all in and other player continue to pet a side pot is made from the chips where only this player can win

sit n go - the game of poker starts when enough player having paid the buy-in. When playing online for low stakes tables fills quick and play begins

slow play -

slow roll - delaying turning your cards over when a showdown takes places

small blind - the first compulsorily bet for the player left to the dealer

snow - betting and raising on the poor poker hand, maybe hoping to buy the pot

soft-play - knowing you hold a strong hand but have betting heavy against your opponent

splash the pot - aggressively throwing your chips into a poker pot, unorganized and unstacked

split two pair - when played holds two pairs of cards of the same value. one card of each pair from the hole cards and the other pairs in the community cards

spread - the amount which is the difference between the minimum and maximum bet allowed

squeeze play - the to squeeze the other players out of the pot by reraise bluffing to avoid a showdown

stack - the total number of chips a poker player holds

stand pat - when playing draw poker and continuing betting without exchanging any cards

starting hand

steal -

steam - when a player gets frustrated by bad play, bad bets or loses in previous rounds

straight - when a player holds five cards in running order of a suits... more... Poker Hand Ranks

straight flush - five cards in running order of the same suit... more... Poker Hand Rank

string bet - to only call a bet in hope to raise in the next round of betting hoping to take more poker chips from your opponent

suck out - when the more favorable hand is beating on the river, bad beat

suited - holding two cards of the same suit

suited connected - holding two cards of the same suit which run in order e.g. ten clubs, jack clubs

table stakes - the betting structure decides the table stake of a poker table

tag - a player who plays are small number of hand but when decided to play they bet strong

tell - a player who gives details of his hand strength by movements or actions made... more... Poker Tells

three bet - one player bets, another raise and the third player reraise's

three of a kind - holding three cards of the same value... more... Poker Hand Ranks

tight - a player won does not play many rounds unless they are holding a strong hand

tilt - after player loses a good quantity of chips through to bad play or bad bets there style of play may change and usually does not help there situation

to go - the amount required for a player to bet to stay in the game of poker

toke - at the end of a poker tournament the winner might like to tip the dealer, the chips he passes to the dealer are known as the toke

top kicker - when two player hold a pair or trips of the same value the highest card wins the pot

two pair - when a player holds two pairs of cards of the same value... see Poker Hand Ranks

trips - if the community cards show a pair and a player holds the third connector for trips

turn - the fourth card dealt in a game of community poker

under the gun - the player first to act after the blinds have been placed

underdog - a poker player with the least chance of winning the hand

underfulll - when a player holds a house or fullhouse and they three cards of the same value are lowest than the pair they hold... more... Poker Hand Ranks

upcard -

up the ante - increase the stakes in a game of poker

upstairs - to raise the pot

value bet - when a player makes a bet and wants to be called to increase the pot

walk - when the player who posted the big blind wins the pot through all other players folding

wash - when a dealer places at the cards face down and mixes them up

weak ace - in your pocket cards holding a ace with a bad kicker e.g. Ace hearts, six spades

wheel - a straight from A to five of different suit

wild card - a card which can be used of a value, depending on the rules of the game not used in community poker game

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