Poker Tournament Helps the Homeless
“All In for Children” will be both a poker tournament and evening of entertainment tonight at the Crystal Casino in Los Angeles, sponsored by the Los Angeles Youth Network, with the intent of raising enough money for the construction of an independent living facility for homeless youth. The event will draw plenty of celebrities, all putting star power together with poker power to bring in the players and the donations. Brooke Burke, Christopher Knight, Adrianne Curry, Mira Sorvino, Eric Benet, Lacey Chabert, Kathy Najimy, and Blu Cantrell as well as others will participate in the event…
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Poker lingo:
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
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