In draw poker games, to stand pat is to not discard any of your cards, keeping your current hand intact. “I had a flush in my five-card draw game, so I stood pat.”

Side games are simply cash games that run at the same time as a large-field tournament. Side games will often be full of players who bust from the tournament. “I’m going to the WSOP just to play in the side games.”

A calculation of expected value/theoretical win. For example, let’s say you’re all-in preflop with AA against KK, and the pot is $100. AA is an 80 percent mathematical favorite to win against KK, so in this scenario the expected value/Sklansky Bucks value of this play is $80 ($100 x .80).

A solver’s response to a user-inputted situation that presents the theoretically perfect way to play in that situation. A solver solution will calculate the expected value of every option (betting, raising, folding, calling, checking) and any desired bet size.

Stack-to-Pot Ratio (SPR) means the ratio of the shortest stack in the hand (aka the effective stack) divided by the pot on any given street. For example, if the pot is $10 and the effective stack is $100, the SPR is 10 (100/10). Want to learn more about this topic? Read this guide: 3 Hand…

A Single Raised Pot (SRP) is a pot in which one player raises and all other players that remain in the hand just call (as opposed to re-raising). For example, if the actions folds to you on the button in a $1/$2 No Limit Hold’em game, you raise to $10 and the big blind calls,…

Stud is a poker variant in which each player is dealt a combination of face up and face down cards. The most commonly played Stud variant is Seven Card Stud.

A solver is a powerful piece of poker software that offers ‘optimal’ solutions to a specific, user-inputted scenario.The most commonly used solvers include PIOSolver, GTO+ and Simple Postflop Solutions. Want to learn more about solvers? Read this: Use Solvers to Revolutionize Your Poker Game with Fried Meulders

Suited Connectors are consecutive suited hole cards. Hands like 8♠ 7♠, J♥ T♥ and K♣ Q♣ are examples of suited connectors. Want to learn the strategic value of suited connectors? Read this guide: Suited Connectors: 5 Strategic Mistakes Poker Players Should Avoid

The term “suited” refers to a starting hand in Hold’em and Omaha in which the hole cards are of the same suit. Examples of suited hands include 7♠ 6♠, T♣ 2♣, A♥ J♥ and K♦ 9♦.

In a tournament, structure is the schedule of blind and ante levels, including the amounts and the time frames. “The turbo tournament has a fast structure; the blinds go up every 10 minutes.”

A string bet is a bet or raise in which a player does not place all of the required chips in the middle at once. String bets are a type of unethical angle shooting designed to elicit a telling reaction from other players.

A straight flush is a hand with five consecutive cards of the same suit, making both a straight and a flush. This is the second best hand in poker after a royal flush. 5♠ 6♠ 7♠ 8♠ 9♠ and 7♥ 8♥ 9♥ T♥ J♥ are examples of straight flushes.

A straight is a hand made of five consecutive cards of any suit. A-2-3-4-5 and  7-8-9-T-J are examples of straights. The highest-ranking straight is A-K-Q-J-T, also known as the Broadway Straight. Want to learn how to play a flopped straight? Read this guide: How to Play a Flopped Straight in Cash Games (4+ Unique Spots)

A straddle is an extra bet placed before any cards are dealt where the person straddling usually closes the preflop action. Most commonly, a poker straddle is twice the big blind and made by the player under the gun. Some casinos permit button straddles (Mississippi Straddle) as well. Want to learn the strategic adjustments you…

Stop and Go is when an out-of-position player calls a raise with the intention of betting after the next card is dealt. Usually used in tournaments as opposed to cash games. For example, you have AQ in the big blind, with a 12 big blind stack. The button raises to three big blinds, and you…