Poker Charity Event for Paralyzed Vets
Comedians attended a charity Celebrity event at Coors Field yesterday called “Poker at the Ballpark”, an event hosted by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) as well as the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Actors Paul Rudd, Sarah Silverman and Seth Myers (who had taken a turn on the show Celebrity Poker Showdown) were in attendance, along with Ben Affleck. Pro poker players such as Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein and Andy Bloch also joined in to help raise money, with all proceeds going to the Paralyzed Veterans of America…
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Poker jargon:
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- 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.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
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