Local briefs: Carroll Poker Run cancelled
The Carroll College Saints Athletic Association Boat Poker Run that was scheduled to be held Saturday at Canyon Ferry Lake has been canceled.
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Poker jargon:
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
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