It's not the high stakes, glamorized Hollywood version of a poker game where everything hinges on luck.

Instead of relying on fate, the international club called Poker Power helps women and girls worldwide learn the true skills necessary to win, not just at the poker table, but throughout life.

Club members learn poker-playing strategies like risk assessment, negotiation and strategic thinking in a non-gambling environment.

Lark McCarron had already learned how to play poker two summers ago, then was spurred on further after hearing a story on the program Marketplace about Poker Power.

The concept piqued the interest of the high school senior, so last year, after winning over her school advisor, McCarron started the first-ever high school level Poker Power club at Champlain Valley U

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