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	POKER TERMS a - b - c - d - e - f g - h - i - j - k - l - m n - o - p - q - r - s - t u - v - w - x - y -z S  Sailboats A pair of fours in the hole Sandbag Slow Play. To play a strong hand as if it is weak in an effort to lure opponents into betting. San Francisco Busboy Q 3 in the hole. (Queen with a trey) Scare Card A card on the board that could mean a monster hand for someone. The fourth card to a flush or strait for example. See To Call Semi-Bluff Like a bluff except that your hand might be good enough to win if someone calls you. Set Three of a kind. Short Stack Having less chips than every one else at the table. Show Down When all cards have been dealt and betting is complete, player hands are revealed. Side Pot If a player goes all-in, and there are two or more bettors with more funds that call, they may continue to bet. Their future bets are placed in a separate pot. Siegfried and Roy A pair of queens in the hole Slow Play When you have a strong hand, to represent that you have a weak hand, to encourage others to bet. SNG Sit n Go. Small tournament with no set start time. Players sit down and the tournament starts as soon as there are enough players. Snowmen A pair of 8's in the hole. Splash Tossing your chips into the pot before anyone can verify the amount. Steal the Pot To make a strong bet when it appears no one else has a good hand, causing everyone to fold. Straight Five sequential cards. For example 8, 9, 10, J, Q. Suits can be mixed. See the Poker Hand Rankings page for more details. Straight Flush Five cards with sequential rank, all in the same suit. String Bet Illegal bet made by placing chips in the pot, then going back to your stack for more chips. This allows you to guage an opponent's reaction with each chip amount. Suited Cards of the same suit Suited Connectors Sequential hole cards in the same suit. For example 10h, Jh Top