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Games, poker and entertainment
Casino games, poker nights and entertainment in New Zealand.
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Casino Games, Poker and Culture
Casino Games
Rules and odds for familiar table games.
Poker Club
Hands, variants and club tournament formats.
Culture and Entertainment
People, places and moments beyond the gaming floor.
Poker Club
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Poker Rules
In Texas Hold’em, each player gets two face-down hole cards. Five community cards appear across the flop, turn and river. You win by showing the best…
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Poker Hands
In standard high poker, a royal flush ranks first and high card last. Only a player’s best five-card hand counts. The category decides first; matching…
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Poker Variants
Hold’em, Omaha and Stud are different games, not different stake levels. Texas Hold’em lets players combine private cards with a shared board; Omaha…
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Poker Tournament Formats
A poker tournament format tells you how entries work, what wins a prize and how quickly blinds rise. In a freezeout , losing your stack ends your…
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Poker Club
A practical way into poker club play
Start with the rules, then compare hand rankings, variants and tournament structures before joining a table.
Compare the ten standard hand categories, kickers and split pots.
Hold’em, Omaha and other formats use different card combinations.
Check the entry conditions, blind schedule and payout structure before you play.
Culture and Entertainment
At the Bellagio, Danny Ocean’s problem is a vault. In Casino Royale , James Bond has to read Le Chiffre across the poker table. Sam Rothstein, meanwhile,…
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Archie Karas reportedly won tens of millions in Las Vegas, then lost the lot. Phil Hellmuth holds poker's World Series bracelet record. Edward O. Thorp…
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New Zealand has five operating land-based casinos, but only Auckland and Dunedin offer on-site hotel accommodation. Three hotels connect to the SkyCity…
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A casino-themed evening can mean three very different things in New Zealand: a night out at a licensed casino, a pop-up casino party using…
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Casinos in Movies
At the Bellagio, Danny Ocean’s problem is a vault. In Casino Royale , James Bond has to read Le Chiffre across the poker table. Sam Rothstein, meanwhile,…
Famous Gamblers
Archie Karas reportedly won tens of millions in Las Vegas, then lost the lot. Phil Hellmuth holds poker's World Series bracelet record. Edward O. Thorp…
Casino Resorts
New Zealand has five operating land-based casinos, but only Auckland and Dunedin offer on-site hotel accommodation. Three hotels connect to the SkyCity…
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Poker Rules
Popular Topics
Blackjack is played against the dealer, not the other players. The aim is to finish closer to 21 than the dealer without going over. An 18 can beat 17; 20…
In standard high poker, a royal flush ranks first and high card last. Only a player’s best five-card hand counts. The category decides first; matching…
A casino-themed evening can mean three very different things in New Zealand: a night out at a licensed casino, a pop-up casino party using…
Baccarat is a casino card game built around a simple question: will the Player hand, the Banker hand or neither finish closest to nine? The dealer deals the…
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