Baseball Star Uses Poker for Good Cause
In more positive poker related news, Boston Red Sox right fielder Gabe Kapler and his wife Lisa hosted a Texas Hold’em poker tournament last week in which money was raised for the Gabe Kapler Foundation.
Helping to fight domestic violence, the Gabe Kapler Foundation works with emergency and transitional domestic violence shelters by creating indoor and outdoor play spaces, funding experienced child care and social workers and providing medical care.
Organized by computer engineer Larry Cahill of Phillips Medical Systems…
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Poker glossary:
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
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