Poker run Saturday to help Sterling woman
A benefit poker run for a Sterling woman who recently underwent brain and heart surgeries is being held Saturday. Tina Popejoy, 48, “had a non-cancerous tumor on the brain,” organizer Rosa Barb said. “It was causing massive headaches. She also had some kind of blockage in her heart.
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Poker talk:
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
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