Kenny Rogers’ Gambler Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Online Poker Tournament
For 25 years now, Kenny Rogers’ "The Gambler" has advised poker players that they have to know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em, their cards that is. Rogers is now campaigning for poker fans to own ‘em, referring to the DVD box sets of his legendary poker film. In a series of promotional events, among them an online poker tournament, Rogers hopes to entice loyal country music followers as well as poker players to purchase the special 25th anniversary edition of "The Gambler."
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Useful poker information:
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- 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".

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