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| Satellite | It is a mini-tournament to gain an entry into a larger tournament. |
| Scoop | To win the entire pot. |
| Seating List | A waiting list. A player would put his or her name on this list if there were no seats at
the table at which they wish to play. |
| Second Pair | In flop games, when you pair the second highest card on the board. |
| See | To call. |
| Seven-card Stud | A well-known poker game in which players get three down cards and four up cards.
You play the best five of those seven cards.. |
| Seventh Street | This is the final round of betting in Seven Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better. |
| Shills | Shills are paid props who help start and maintain poker games. |
| Showdown | At the end of the final betting round, it's when all active players turn their cards faceup
to see who has won the pot. |
| Side Pot | A separate pot(s) which is contested by remaining active players when one or more
players are all-in. |
| Sixth Street | In Seven-card Stud, this is the fourth "up" card dealt to the player (their 6th card). It
is also the 4th round of betting. |
| Small Blind | The amount put in the pot by the person immediately to the left of the dealer "button"
prior to the cards being dealt. |
| Solid | A fairly tight player (and reasonably good). |
| Speed Limit | A pair of fives. |
| Split | Tie. |
| Stack | A pile of chips. |
| Stay | When a player remains in the game by calling rather than raising. |
| Steel Wheel | A five high straight (A-2-3-4-5) of the same suit. |
| Straddle | A straddle is a Blind bet which is usually double the size of the Big Blind (and that
player may raise when the action gets to him). |
| Straight | Five consecutive cards of any suit. |
| Straight Flush | Five consecutive cards of the same suit. |
| Structure | The limits put on the blinds/ante, bets, and raises in any particular game. |
| Stuck | A player who is losing in a game. |
| Stud Games | Games in which players get down cards and up cards. |
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