Former club pro golfer wins Celebrity Poker Challenge
Dan McCarthy, an independent sales rep for a golf apparel company and a former PGA of America professional, won the $10,000 seat at the World Series of Golf at the Celebrity Poker Challenge held Tuesday night at the Poker Room in Orange Park. The Uptown Civitan Club hosted the event as a benefit for Pine Castle, a center for people with disabilities. The 38-year-old Connecticut native, …
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Poker lexicon:
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- 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.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
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