North Island poker championships

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OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
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.
QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".

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