Lorain introduces legislation to host poker tournaments for charities to raise money
LORAIN — Place your bets: Will Lorain join Cleveland in hosting poker tournaments and cash games to raise money for charities? Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko introduced legislation at Wednesday’s City Council meeting that would allow the city to lease sites…
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Useful poker terms:
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
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