Jenny McCarthy, Chris Moneymaker and Johnny Chan to Host the LG All-Star Poker Showdown at the Palms Resort Casino
On Sunday, December 18th, LG Mobile Phones will sponsor the first-annual LG All-Star Poker Showdown, hosted by Jenny McCarthy. The event will feature professional poker stars Johnny Chan and Chris Moneymaker providing poker lessons for and playing against the finest poker enthusiasts Hollywood has to offer, and will offer them an intimate look at the new LG phone, The ‘V’. The star-studded guest list will arrive at the Palms Casino and proceed to the very new and highly exclusive Hardwood Suite to begin the tournament.
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Poker terminology:
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- 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.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.

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