Poker Fundraiser Raises Concerns
TASER is a foundation that raises money to support the families of fallen police officers in the United States, and most say they do a great job of it, but an upcoming poker fundraiser is raising concerns by some who feel that it is mixing “virtues and vices”. The tournament, which will be hosted by poker pro Phil Hellmuth, is a Vegas style event to be held at the Palms Casino Resort under the name Beauty and the Bet, and the beauty part comes from several Playboy Bunnies appearing at the event. This, plus the “Vegas” atmosphere, are concerns to some, but TASER staff point out that they have had three previous poker themed fundraisers with no complaints.
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Useful poker information:
- 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.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
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