California bill would legalize charity poker events

The Almaden Business Association in San Jose, Calif., wanted to raise money to furnish a children’s “story time” room at a local library. So Rich De La Rosa dreamed up an event he thought was a surefire winner.Hoping to cash in on the national poker craze, he planned a $100-per-person Texas Hold’Em tournament at a San Jose equestrian center last year. The winners were to earn televisions and other prizes, but the cash _ about $10,000 _ was to go to the library.But then De La Rosa, a local insura

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Poker lingo:

FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.

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