sell a hand is to bet less than the maximum with a strong hand, in the hope that more opponents will call the bet. semi-bluff In a game with multiple betting rounds, a bet or raise made with a hand that has decent chance of improving, but with the intention of making a better hand fold on the current betting round. See: semi-bluff set Three of a kind, especially a situation where two of the cards are concealed in the player's hole cards. Compare with trips set-up A deck that has been ordered, usually king to ace by suit (spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds). In casinos, it is customary to use a set-up deck when introducing a new deck to the table. The set-up is spread face up for the players to demonstrate that all of the cards are present before the first shuffle. Also called spading the deck sevens rule A rule in many A-5 lowball games that requires a player with a seven-low or better after the draw to bet, rather than check or check-raise. In some venues, a violator loses any future interest in the pot; in others they forfeit their interest entirely. shark A professional player or someone proficient at the game . See also card sharp shill See main article: shill. Compare with proposition player shoe A slanted container used to hold the cards yet to be dealt, usually used by casinos and in professional poker tournaments. See main article: shoe (cards). shootout A poker tournament format where the last remaining player of a table goes on to play the remaining players of other tables. Each table plays independently of the others; that is, there is no balancing as players are eliminated. short buy In no-limit poker, to buy into a game for considerably less money than the stated maximum buy-in, or less than other players at the table have in play. short stack A stack of chips that is relatively small for the stakes being played. Compare with deep stack, big stack shorthanded A poker game that is played with six players or fewer, as opposed to a full ring game, which is usually nine or ten players. A tournament where all tables are shorthanded at all times is called a short table tournament. shove To bet all in showdown When, if more than one player remains after the last betting round, remaining players