At the end of the final betting interval, each player who is still in the game turns his cards face-up to determine who wins the pot. In a game that uses more than five cards, only the best possible five-card hand is turned face-up.
smooth seven
A hand in lowball draw poker. Consists of a 7 of any suit and four lower cards (i.e., 5, 3, 2, A or 4, 3, 2, A). All five cards cannot be of the same suit. Beats everything except a smooth six or a bicycle (5, 4, 3, 2, A).
smooth six
A hand in lowball draw poker. Consists of 6, 4, 3, 2, A, but all five cards cannot be of the same suit. Beats a smooth seven; beaten only by a bicycle.
straight
Poker hand; consists of five different-suited cards in numerical order. Beats three of a kind.
straight flush
Poker hand; consists of five cards of the same suit in numerical order. Beats four of a kind.
streets
In seven card stud, "streets" are slang for the number of cards that have been dealt, up to that point, in a hand. Ex: 7th street = final (7th) card dealt.
stud poker
The most popular form of stud poker is 7-card stud, in which the first two cards are dealt face down, the next four face up, and the final card face down. Only the five best cards of a hand count. Other forms of stud include 5-, 6- and 8-card stud.
suit
The group or family to which a card belongs, i.e., spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs (ª, ©, ¨, and §).
