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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Casino poker language:
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
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