Poker games to benefit disabled
MARLBOROUGH — A local human services agency is hoping the latest craze in charity fund-raisers pays off, literally. Greater Marlboro Programs Inc., an organization providing services to the area’s developmentally disabled population, is holding its first ever Texas Hold’em poker fund-raiser.
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Poker glossary:
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
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