Inaugural Cory Lidle Memorial Poker Tournament
CALIFORNIA — (PRESS RELEASE) — New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle spent countless hours during the past two years planning and hosting poker tournament fundraisers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, his charity of choice, before his untimely death on October 11, 2006.
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Poker jargon:
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
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