Karen Barth battles cancer with poker run, strength of will
Barth belongs to the “Save Our Ta-Tas” 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk Team, which consists of 18 women. Barth was chosen by her teammates to carry the team’s Survivor Flag during the 3-Day’s opening and closing ceremonies. After riding an emotional roller-coaster four months ago, it’s only fitting.
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Poker dictionary:
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
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