Casino To Host Premier Poker Competition

Some of the world¹s greatest poker players are expected to converge on Christchurch Casino this April to take part in New Zealand¹s premier poker competition.The New Zealand Poker Championships will be held over the week 1 8 April 2006.Around 150 players from around the world are expected to enter. Among them, renowned Kiwi poker player Lee Nelson, who recently won the Aussie Millions poker tournament.The winner of the Championships will take away the lions share of a $200,000 prize pool and r

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Poker argot:

PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
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.
ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.

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