Affleck And Damon Team Up For Charity Poker Game

Hollywood pals BEN AFFLECK and MATT DAMON teamed up with a host of celebrities for a charity poker game in Las Vegas. The Good Will Hunting pair and

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.
SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.

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