Skycity Hamilton Poker Tourney

A series of No Limit Texas Holdem events will be held at Skycity Hamilton, qualifiers that lead up to the North Island Poker Championships Grand Final. For six weeks at Skycity Hamilton qualifiers will run every Wednesday, through October 18th, at 7pm and 10pm. Each winner will take home a cash prize, but also accommodation at Skycity Auckland, where the North Island Poker Championships Grand Final will be held on Labor weekend, October 21 and 22…

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Poker glossary:

FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.

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