A-B : C-C : D-E : F-H : I-N : O-P : Q-S : S-T : T-W
ShowdownThe final act of determining the winner of the pot after all betting is completed.
Shuffle
The act of mixing the cards.
Slow Play
To play a strong hand weakly so more players will stay in the pot
Small Blind
In a game with multiple blind bets, the smallest blind.
Split Pot
A pot that is divided among players, either because of a tie for the best hand or by agreement prior to the showdown.
Splitting Blinds
When no one else has entered the pot, an agreement between the big blind and small blind to each take back their blind bets instead of playing the deal (chopping).
Splitting Openers
In high draw jacks-or-better poker, dividing openers in hopes of making a different type of hand. Example: You open the pot with a pair of aces. One of your aces is a spade, as are the three other cards in the hand. If you throw away the non-spade ace to go for the flush, you announce to the table, "Splitting openers."
Stack
A players Chips.
Straddle
An additional blind bet placed after the forced blinds, usually double the big blind in size or in lowball, a multiple blind game.
Straight
Five cards in consecutive rank.
Straight Flush
Five cards in consecutive rank of the same suit.
Street
Cards dealt on a particular round in stud games. For instance, the fourth card in a player’s hand is often known as fourth street, the sixth card as sixth street, and so on.
String Raise
A bet made in more than one motion, without a declaration of a raise (not allowed).
Stub
Cards that have not been dealt.
Supervisor
A cardroom employee qualified to make rulings, such as a floorperson, shift supervisor, or the cardroom manager.
Table Stakes
(1) The amount of money you have on the table. This is the maximum amount that you can lose or that anyone can win from you on any one hand. (2) The requirement that players can wager only the money in front of them at the start of a hand, and can only buy more chips between hands.
Tell
A clue or hint that a player unknowingly gives about the strength of his hand, his next action, etc. May originally be from "telegraph" or the obvious use that he "tells" you what he’s going to do before he does it.
Tilt
To play wildly or recklessly. A player is said to be "on tilt" if he is not playing his best, playing too many hands, trying wild bluffs, raising with bad hands, etc.