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Every subculture has its legends. A legend is, in a sense simply a story. In the subculture of the poker world, players often spend as much time telling or listening to stories
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Poker argot:
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
- STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
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