Stars Show Up for Poker Charity Event
The opening weekend of Michael Kelly’s Ivy Hotel in San Diego hosted a poker tournament where Hollywood stars showed up to have a little fun, play a little poker, and raise a lot of money for a charitable cause. The Make the Difference Network was the beneficiary as poker pros like Phil Laak, Gus Hansen, Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari, and Johnny Chan showed up to play, as did stars like Jessica Biel and Michael Kelly. A seat to the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Invitational was offered as a prize, and while Doyle Brunson ironically won the seat, he gave it to the second place finisher.
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Poker lexicon:
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- 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.
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