Rain threat postpones CARE car show, poker run for a week
The threat of rain Saturday has prompted the Capistrano Animal Rescue Effort to postpone its fundraising car show and motorcycle poker run until Feb. 13. The seventh annual CARe Show will benefit CARE’s services for homeless and abandoned animals….
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Poker slang:
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- 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.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".

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