Buy-in

What it costs to enter a tournament, or the amount you bring to a cash-game table. Tournament buy-ins are usually written as prize pool + fee, e.g. £500 + £60, where the £60 is the venue's rake.

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Rake

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Re-entry

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Add-on

A one-time option at the end of the rebuy period to buy extra chips regardless of your stack size. Almost alwa…

Big blind ante

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Bounty

A cash prize paid for knocking a specific player out of a tournament. In a knockout event every player carries…

Bracelet

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Bubble

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Bubble factor

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