New Zealand Investigates Poker Commercial

The 9 year old daughter of Problem Gambling Foundation chief executive John Stansfield was watching the Simpson’s one evening when she spotted a commercial for a poker site, an instance that has New Zealanders seeking a probe into why the commercial aired during a time that a child could see it. The ad, which depicted great skill in playing ball, moved on to show poker playing. The rule in New Zealand is that poker commercials cannot be aired during children programming time…

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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.
RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.

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