CLAY COUNTY COMMISSION: Meeting to cover poker, court costs

The Clay County Commission will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the County Administration Building at 477 Houston St. in Green Cove Springs.

KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.

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