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SAVING BETS:
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Same as pushing bets.
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SCOOP:
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To win both the high and the low portions of a pot in a split-pot game.
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SCRAMBLE:
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A facedown mixing of the cards.
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SETUP:
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Two suited decks, each with different colored backs, to replace the current decks in a game.
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SHORT BUY:
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A buy-in that is less than the required minimum buy-in.
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SHOWDOWN:
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The final act of determining the winner of the pot after all betting has been completed.
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SHUFFLE:
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The act of mixing the cards before a hand.
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SIDE POT:
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A separate pot formed when one or more players are all in.
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SMALL BLIND:
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In a game with multiple blind bets, the smallest blind.
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SPLIT POT:
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A pot that is divided among players, either because of a tie for the best hand or by agreement prior to the showdown.
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SPLITTING BLINDS:
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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).
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SPLITTING OPENERS:
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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.”
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STACK:
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Chips in front of a player.
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STEAL:
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To bet or raise causing an opponent to fold when you may not hold the best hand.
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STRADDLE:
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An additional blind bet placed after the forced blinds, usually double the big blind in size or in lowball, a multiple blind game.
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STRAIGHT:
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Five cards in consecutive rank.
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STRAIGHT FLUSH:
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Five cards in consecutive rank of the same suit.
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STREET:
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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.
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STRING RAISE:
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A bet made in more than one motion, without the declaration of a raise (not allowed).
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STUB:
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The portion of the deck which has not been dealt.
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SUITED:
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Cards are of the same suit.
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SUPERVISOR:
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A cardroom employee qualified to make rulings, such as a floorperson, shift supervisor, or the cardroom manager.
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