SMALL BLIND

The forced bet was put in the pot by the player seated directly to the left of the dealer during the first round of betting. This is usually half the value of the big blind.

STAKES

Poker involves placing forced amounts, and they are called the Big Blind and Small Blind respectively. These forced amounts start the formation of “Pot”, the minimum amount of money that works as an incentive for players to continue and win the game. As the game progresses, the Pot size (or the money on the table) also increases.

The distribution of the cards starts from the player sitting to the immediate left of the Dealer and then proceeds in a clockwise manner around the table. The next player to receive the cards is the Big Blind. It is important to understand that the Small Blind starts the game by placing an amount which is usually half t of the blind posted by the Big Blind.

SHOWDOWN

When the remaining players in a hand have to flip over their cards to determine who has the best hand after the final round of betting that comes after the river card.

STARTING STACK

This is how many chips you begin with in a tournament or Sit ‘N’ Go (sit and go) game. All players begin with the same starting stack in normal tournaments.

SATELLITE

A tournament with a smaller buy-in that is usually played at a single table in which the winner gains entry into a larger tournament as the prize.

SIT AND GO TOURNAMENT

This is a single-table tournament that normally involves ten players where the last player who survives wins the tournament. Satellites are usually sit-and-go tournaments.

SIDE POT

If one player is all in and there are still multiple players with more chips to play within the pot, then they will play for a side pot that is above the value of the main pot. The all-in player is not eligible to win the side pot.

STRADDLE

The straddle is a forced blind -double the big blind amount, and is always put before the cards are dealt. It allows the player to act last in that round where players wanting to enter have to at least call the original player’s blind raise, giving them the option to raise their blind raise, re-raise a raiser, check, or fold.

SHARK

A winning poker player that often makes aggressive plays and takes money from the less experienced players at their table.

STEAL MEAN

It refers to the % to raise from the CO (Cut-off, one position before Dealer Button), BTN (Dealer Button) or SB (Small Blind) pre-flop when the pot is unopened.

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