Scoop
To scoop is to win the entire pot. The word is used mostly for split-pot games such as Omaha hi-lo, where a player who has both the best high hand and the best low hand takes both halves.
The simple explanation
In a hi-lo game, the pot is normally divided between the best high and the best low. If one player has both, he scoops, and nobody else wins anything. It also describes winning both runouts when a pot is run twice.
A closer look
Scooping is the goal in hi-lo games, so good players choose hands that can win both ways, for example A-2-K-K in Omaha hi-lo. The danger of playing only for half the pot is being quartered. The word is used in ordinary pots too: 'he scooped the pot' simply means that he won it all. Counting your chances to scoop helps you decide how much to put into the pot.
A practical example
In Omaha hi-lo, a player holds A♦ 2♣ K♠ K♦ on a board of 3♥ 4♠ 8♣ K♣ 7♦. He has the nut low and three kings, and scoops the pot.
Full explanation
To scoop is to win the entire pot. The word is used mostly for split-pot games such as Omaha hi-lo, where a player who has both the best high hand and the best low hand takes both halves.
To scoop is to win the whole pot.
It is mostly used for hi-lo games, where one player wins both halves.
Scooping also means winning both runouts when running it twice.
Players aim for starting hands that can scoop.