poker terms that start with letter s
Knowledge of poker slang is a poker players must-have. It would be harder for other poker players to communicate with you if you do not know at least a few of the more common poker terms. Listed ehre are some of the more common terms starting with s.
satellite - considered as an elimination round for bigger more presitigious poker tournament. You have to win in smaller poker tournament first, and if you did win, you will get to play in the more important poker tournament.
scare card - it is calle as such because it scares players at the poker table who do not have big hands, and this card make it possible for others to suddenly form big hands.
semi-bluff - is like bluffing in poker, but it is not as though you do not have good cards, it is just that you are waiting for your hand to form better.
set-up - this happens in poker when players requested that the dealer shows them that all cards are present in the deck. The poker dealer show the card face up, arranging them from Ace to king, and according to suit.
shootout - happens in poker tournament in which players will eliminate other players so that he will get to be at the next table, and up to the final poker table of the tournament.
side pot - in poker, this occurs when a poker player has gone all-in but the others still have chips to raise. Because of that, aside from the main pot, the poker table will have a side pot.
spike - when a poker player gets the cards he needs at the flop, usually the first card of the flop.
splash the pot - prohibited in poker because it is considered rude and it can be counted as cheating. You do this when you throw or slam your chips against the pot.
stand pat - this happens in draw poker where the poker player does not change his cards, either to bluff his opponents or because he thinks that is his best hand.
starting hand - in Texas Hold'em poker, players are dealt with two cards at the start, which is also called the starting hand, or hole cards.
straight - a hand in poker which is composed of five cards in succession. It can beat the three of a kind and the pairs, and any high card.
straight flush - similar to straight, but the five cards in straigh flush must be of the same suit.
suck out - this happens when at the start of the deal, you are the underdog, but when the community cards were drawn,. You actually won.