High hand promotion

Also: high hand, high-hand bonus

A card-room promotion that pays a bonus to the best qualifying hand made in each time window — every hour or half-hour — usually a full house or better in hold'em. Funded by a jackpot drop, it keeps recreational players at the tables during quiet hours.

Example. Quads beat the standing high hand of aces full and won the $500 hourly bonus.

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