Professional Poker Player Phil Ivey Wins Big and Gives Back to Charity
On the heels of winning last week’s L.A. Poker Classic and his first World Poker Tour bracelet, and then placing third in this weekend’s NBC National Heads Up Championship, the usually private and reserved poker professional Phil Ivey made a generous $50,000 donation to Empowered 2 Excel, a local Las Vegas Christian Academy.
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Poker slang:
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
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