Charity Poker Flouts The Law
In California the charities are breaking the law. Churches, school boosters, fire departments and other nonprofit groups are holding Texas Hold’em poker tournaments to raise money; the problem is that state officials say the games are illegal. West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch made $12,000 in October for their baseball team and the Make-a-Wish Foundation raised $60,000 in an August tournament hosted by Kings star Luc Robitaille…
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- NASCAR drivers playing poker for charity
- Hockey Poker Charity Event
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- Charity Poker Hosted by Poker Brat
- Charity poker folds for year short of goal
- Joe Hachem & Shane Warne Charity Poker Tournament Announced
- Quiznos sponsoring charity poker
Useful poker terms:
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
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