Sixty Grand Raised by Poker Event
In the Phoenix area a number of charities have a lot to be grateful about, thanks to a recent poker tournament that pulled in almost sixty thousand dollars to benefit them. Geoff Jenkins, the New Philadelphia outfielder, played at the Jackrabbit Lounge in an event that bore his name: the Geoff Jenkins Celebrity Poker Tournament. The event pulled in money for the Boys and Girls Clubs, and sports stars, local celebrities and musicians took part in the event…
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Poker dictionary:
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- 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.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
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