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Texas Tango Hold ‘Em Mixer–Sat 6:00-8:00pm

Texas-Hold-'Em140x140General Concept:

  • You will receive one playing card when you arrive.
  • Various rules and games will be used to match you with a partner as shown below and posted next to the DJ table.
  • At the end of the milonga, random groups of five will be created to form various poker hands.  Five minutes will be allowed for each group to try and improve their hand by trading cards with other groups. Each member of the group with the best “standard” poker hand will win one of the following:

Prizes:

Prizes vary from year to year but in the past have included:

  • Full Pass to ValenTango
  • Full Pass to BurningTango
  • Full Pass to the Pheonix TangoFest
  • Full Pass to LA Summer Tango Marathon
  • Full Pass to Tucson Tango Festival
  • Full Milonga Pass to the Portland TangoFest

The following tandas & techniques will be used to match partners and shuffle the cards:

  1. Same color suit
  2. Opposite color suit
  3. Same Suit
  4. Speed Shuffle
  5. Spades & Hearts together and Diamonds & Clubs together
  6. Diamonds & Spades together Clubs & Hearts together
  7. Roulette Shuffle
  8. Odd numbers dance with even numbers
  9. Prime numbers dance with non-primes
  10. Same value card (ignoring suit)
  11. Waterfall Shuffle
  12. Same color suit
  13. Opposite color suit
  14. Same Suit
  15. Speed Shuffle

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