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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Useful poker information:
- 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.
- 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.
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
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