New poker tour hits town
LOWELL — Chips hit the felt. Cards hit the muck. Players hit the buffet table. The Eastern Poker Tour has come to Greater Lowell, bringing a nightly series of poker tournaments to four local establishments, with first prize being a seat at a $30,000 tournament.
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Useful poker information:
- 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.
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- 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.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.

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