Tileston Outreach Center Gets Help from Poker Players
The Tileston Holdem Poker Tournament was recently held to benefit the free medical clinic, the first fund raiser of its kind. Players put up $150 to buy into the event, raising money to add to that raised by about 50 corporate doctors who contributed their sponsorships. About ten grand was raised to help the clinic…
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Poker jargon:
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
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