GDC: ISM Charity Poker Tournament Raises $17K For Starlight

Interactive Studio Management (ISM), an agency providing business management services to game developers, raised $17,000 with its third annual charity poker tournament at the 2009 Game Developers Conference. The money raised will go to the Starlight Children’s Foundation, a charity group committed to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation …

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REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.

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