Playing Poker For Charity
Ken Adams explains that it’s always nice to win big at a poker tournament, but some times it’s alright to lose your stake. He went to Maryland to play in a charity tournament with some interesting rules.
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Poker lexicon:
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
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