Poker terms: S to W

S

Satellite Tournament: A pre-tournament offered at a vastly reduced (relative to the main tournament), or no, Tournament Buy-in Fee. Winners of Satellite Tournaments are offered free entry to the next level Satellite Tournament or main tournament.

Scoop:  To win the entire Pot.

Seating List: A Waiting List on which players place their name, in order to play at a Table where there are presently no available seats. The players arenotified when a seat has become available at the Table and it is their turn to join the game.

Second Pair: In Flop games, when a player creates a Pair using the second highest valued Community Card, along with one of his/her Pocket Cards.

See: To Call a previous Bet.

Seven Card Stud: A well-known Poker game in which players get three face down cards and four face 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 Stud8 or Better.

Showdown: The end of the final Betting Round, when all Active Players reveal their cards to determine who has won the Pot . In Online Poker the winner(s) of the Showdown is determined automatically.

Side Pot: A separate Pot (s,) which is contested by remaining Active Players when one or more player(s) are All-in.

Sit In: To join a Poker game and become and Active Player.

Sit Out: To miss a Hand(s) while still sitting at a Poker Table.

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.

Slow-play: A strategy of playing as if holding a weak Hand, in the hope of luring in other players. While holding a very strong Hand and Betting and Raising aggressively right away, other players might be likely to Fold, leaving only a small Pot. In contrast, by enacting Slow-play, and merely Checking or Calling, other players might be more likely to believe that their Hands have a better chance of winning and stay in the game longer, leaving a larger Pot to be won.

Solid: A conservative, but good player.

Small Blind: An initial mandatory Bet, in games of Hold'em and Omaha Poker, which is Posted by the player immediately to the left of the Dealer, in a clockwise fashion. The Small Blind is equal to one half of that Table's Lower Betting Limit. For example, at a $10-20 Table, the Small Blind would be $5.

Speed Limit: A Pair of fives.

Split: A 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 Flush (A-2-3-4-5).

Straight: A Poker Hand consisting of 5 consecutive cards, for example, 9-10-J-Q-K.

Straight Flush: A Poker Hand consisting of 5 consecutive cards that are also of the same suit, for example, 8-9-10-J-Q of Spades.

Structure: A game's predetermined limits, normally placed on the Blinds/Ante, Bet amounts and number of permissible Raises per Betting Round.

Stud Games: Games of Poker in which players receive face down cards and face up cards.

Stuck: A player who is losing in a game.

Suits: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs. In most forms of Poker, suits are of no importance (except for deciding who must begin the Betting). At the end of a Poker Hand, if players hold identical cards, their Hands are considered equal, regardless of suit and they split the Pot.

T

Texas Hold'em: This is also the name for Hold'em, the most popular form of Poker.

Third Street: In Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud 8 or Better, this is the first Betting Round on the first three cards.

Thirty Miles: Three tens.

Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same number or face value ("Trips").

Tight: A player who plays few a Pots. A "Tight Game" refers to a game with little Action.

Top Pair: In Flop games, when the player Pairs one of his face down cards with the highest of the Community Cards, or Boardcards.

Treys: A Pair of threes.

Trips: Three of a kind.

Turn: The fourth Community Card, placed face up in the centre of the Table, in a game of Hold'em or Omaha Poker. Also sometimes referred to as Fourth Street.

Two Pair: A Hand consisting of two different Pairs.

U

Up Card: A card that is dealt face-up.

W

Waiting List: A list on which players place their name, in order to play at a Table where there are presently no available seats. The players are notified when a seat has become available at the Table and it is their turn to join the game.

Walking Sticks: A Pair of sevens.