Brooklyn Schools PTAs seeking volunteers for Nautica Charity Poker fundraiser this week
The Brooklyn Elementary and Middle School/High School Parent Teacher Associations and the Brooklyn Academic Booster Club are seeking volunteers to work the Nautica Charity Poker Festival this weekend. Funds raised this week will go toward a variety of school-related programs,…
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Poker glossary:
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- 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.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
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