Online Gambling Encyclopedia - Letter S

Accordion: This is a certain type of the card game solitaire.

Acepots: Term from the casino game (even played at online gambling sites) draw poker. It is commonly known as the same term as aces or better.

Aces Up: This is a form of solitaire.

Airplane: In pinochle, it is known as a form of partnership. This is where 4 cards are exchanged between pinochle partners to win the bid. AKA Racehorse.

All Fives: A 2 player variant of All Fours, where extra points are scored during play by the player taking the following trump cards: A, 4; K, 3; Q, 2; J, 1; 10; 5,5. The typical scores of 1 each for high, low jack, and game are added at the end of the hand, but in the usual count for game involving honor cards of all suits the five of trumps is valued as 5. The All Fives method of scoring is also adapted to various forms of Pitch, most likely California jack and Shasta Sam, in which the whole pack is played out during each hand. For simplicity, such scores may be pegged on a cribbage board, with 61 points winning total.

All Fours: Known variously as Seven Up, Old Sledge, and even High Low Jack. It is preferred as a two person game. With more players, a modern version named Pitch is better. When playing best (two players), a 52 card deck is used. Each suit ranks as it does playing poker or online gambling poker hands – ace is the high card 2 being lowest. The trump suit takes precedence in this version. All Fours, started in the UK and the term refers to the principal points that can be earned in the game – high, for holding the highest trump card; low, for holding the lowest trump card and so on.

Alsos: This is a game like Klaberjass of Klob. This is very old school and you are dating yourself if you have played this game.  

Ambigu: This is a French forerunner of the great casino game of poker. Some French online gambling poker players may chat using this term. This poker style casino game uses 40 card deck. You do not use K, Q, or Jacks in this style of game.

American Pinochle: This is also referred to as 48 card pinochle. This game is popular at online gambling card game sites (no money sites).

Anaconda: This is a form of Dealer’s Choice Poker. Used online in many card rooms where money is not bet.

Any Card Wild: Term and form of poker.

Any Suit Wild: Term used when playing poker.

Anything Opens: Term used in poker where you do not have to have a certain pair or other hand to stay in the game during the opening round of betting.

Arlington: This is a form of Rummy game also referred to as Oklahoma. You will most always here of it as Arlington and not Oklahoma as that is a term used in online gambling stud games.

Automatic Lowball: This is a form of draw poker.

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