Gambling on poker
It should come as a surprise to no one that charity-poker games have emerged in recent years as an intriguing option for charities that are constantly on the lookout for new ways to raise money for their cherished causes.
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Poker dictionary:
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
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