Stars bring poker faces to Las Vegas for charity
Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities - and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were. “I’m looking forward to whipping a lot of celebrity rear end,” talk show host Montel Williams said before beginning play in a charity Texas Hold ‘em tournament at the World Series of Poker. “I tweaked my game, and my game is really solid.” Williams and 87 …
Related Poker News:
- PokerNews’ Tiffany ‘Hot Chips’ Michelle Eyes WSOP History
- Celebrities bring their best game to the World Series of Poker
- Online Poker Weekend: Another Record-Setting Purse at Poker Stars
- Stars Become Poker Addicts
- Los Angeles: Tours follow stars to trendy boutiques
- First English Poker Pro Signed at Poker Stars
- Brits and Pieces from Europe
- Will poker bring back quarter-horse races in Fla.?
- Bamma USA Joins Forces with the Orange County Auto Show to Bring the Worlds of MMA and Poker to Automotive Aficionados
- What’s in Store for US Online Poker Players for 2007
- CardRunners Strategy: MTT Review
- Movie and Poker Stars at WSOP Party
Poker lexicon:
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- 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.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
RSS feed
