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 …
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Poker lexicon:
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".

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