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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Poker slang:
- NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- 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.
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