Sheriffs office to hold poker run in support of Young family
BOSTIC - The Young family waits in prayer. They wait and pray for the day father Allan Young receives a kidney transplant. They wait and pray for the day daughter Jessica Roper, 17, walks again. But they aren’t waiting and praying alone.
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Useful poker terms:
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
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