Liz in national poker contest

A WINCHESTER woman reached the national final of a poker contest, despite only taking up the game six months ago. Liz Sheldon from Winchester represented the Golden Lion last weekend in the final of the first-ever Ladbrokespoker.com pub poker championship.

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Poker argot:

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".
RACE - In tournaments it is sometimes convenient to remove all lower-denomination chips from play, as the remaining players' stacks tend to grow. Small chips are converted to larger chips and any odd chips are "raced off" in the following way: each player with odd chips places them in front of his stack and is dealt one card for each chip. Highest card (rank and suit) takes all the small chips and converts them to higher-denomination chips.
OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.

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