Fraternity going all in with charity poker tournament this weekend
The stakes are high, and it’s all for a good cause. Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, is holding a Texas Hold’em poker tournament tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Nifkin Lounge in Marshall Hall. The event is designed to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
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Poker talk:
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- 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.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
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