THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Glossary
Stringer--A straight.
Stripped Deck--A deck used with certain cards purposely removed, such as the deuces.
Stripper Deck--A dishonest deck with slightly wedge-shaped cards (usually one thirty-second of an
inch tripped off the card's edge or side) allowing the cheater to pull certain cards from the deck. (See
Belly Strippers, Side Strippers, End Strippers, Brief.)
Strip Poker--A game in which the loser of each pot must remove an article of clothing.
Stud Poker--One of the two basic forms of poker (the other is draw) and played with open or exposed
cards (up cards) and with one or more concealed hole cards (down cards).
Substitution--An exchange of a card for one from the deck (Twist).
Suck--To call when the proper play is to fold.
Sudden Death--High-low five-card stud.
Suicide King--The king of hearts ... the king with a sword pointed at its head.
Suit--Any of the four sets (clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades) in a deck of cards.
Super Seven-Card Stud--A game starting with five cards to each player; then after discarding two, the
game proceeds as in seven-card stud.
Sweeten--To add more money to a pot such as an extra ante.
Swinging--See Shoot the Moon.
Table--See Board.
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Table Cards--Cards turned face-up on the table for use in everyone's hand, such as used in Cincinnati.
Table Stakes--Stakes in which the betting and raising is limited to the amount of money a player has in
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