This one is for all the marbles
It all came down to the July 5 finale of Bravos Celebrity Poker Showdown, and all of the players earned the right to play by winning their five-player heat. Combined, these winners will give their New Orleans-based charities $900,000; with the winner getting a cool $500,000 for their charity! We have Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Michael Ian Black (The Pleasure of your Company), Ida Siconolfi (the bravotv.com winner), Keegan-Michael Key (MADtv), and Robin Tunney (Prison Break). Comedian
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Poker lingo:
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
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