Poker Provides For Charities
Poker continues to skyrocket in popularity, and nowhere is that more evident than in the charitable communities. With poker TV and online poker rooms so popular, it is a natural choice for charitable organizations seeking to raise some funds to do some good works. While many may argue the legal and moral issues that revolve around holding poker events in their communities, there is no arguing about how effective such events as No Limit Texas Holdem tournaments are when it comes to bringing home the bacon for area charities.
One great example is the Ken-Rock Community Center in Rockford, Ill…
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Poker slang:
- 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.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- 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.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
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