All In for an All-out Effort with ‘Bad Beat on Cancer’
The 4th Annual Bad Beat on Cancer Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament was held on May 6, 2008, in Washington, D.C., and raised more than $300,000 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation (formerly the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation)…
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Poker lingo:
- 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.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
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