Tournaments

46 terms

Final Table

Final Table The final table is the final stage of a Texas Hold'em tournament where all remaining players are consolidat…

What is ICM in Poker?

Icm

ICM converts a tournament chip stack into a share of leftover prizes. Chip EV is not dollar EV, and cash games do not u…

What is the Bubble in Poker?

Bubble

The bubble in poker is the point in a tournament where one more elimination means the remaining players are guaranteed …

In the Money

In a poker tournament, In the Money ITM refers to the point at which a player's finish position guarantees a cash prize…

MTT

Players accumulate chips by eliminating opponents, until one player wins the championship. In practice, an MTT tests a …

What is a Satellite in Poker?

Satellite

A satellite is a poker tournament where the prize is an entry into a bigger event, not cash. Many players misread it as…

ICM Pressure

ICM Pressure refers to the strategic tension exerted on a player in a poker tournament when the Independent Chip Model …

Progressive Knockout

When you eliminate an opponent, you win not only the pot but also a portion of that opponent's bounty. The eliminated p…

PKO

Bounty Tournament PKO A bounty tournament PKO is a knockout format where players earn a portion of each opponent's boun…

Mystery Bounty

In practice, this randomness adds strategic depth and an element of luck, as players must weigh whether to risk attacki…

Final Table Bubble

In practice, the player in this position faces immense psychological pressure: due to the significant prize jump (the m…

Bounty

In practice, the bounty mechanism encourages players to be aggressive, increasing the incentive to eliminate opponents …

ITM

The practical significance of this term is that it marks a shift from simply competing for rank to securing profit. It …

Super Satellite

A poker tournament that awards multiple entries or packages to a larger, more expensive target tournament, rather than …

Short Stack Jam

A short stack jam is an all-in bet made by a player with a small chip stack, typically used in tournaments when the sta…

Short-Stacked

In practice, due to insufficient chip depth, short-stacked players have limited post-flop maneuverability and are often…

Bubble Factor

In practice, it helps players adjust their decisions near the money: when the Bubble Factor is greater than 1, the actu…

Free Roll

SNG

g., 9 or 6. The game ends when one player wins all the chips. In practice, SNGs are often used to quickly determine a w…

Spin and Go

In practice, it emphasizes quick decisions and short-stack strategy, as blind levels rise rapidly, making all-in or fol…

ICM Tax

The opportunity cost or equity loss incurred when a player's tournament decisions deviate from the Independent Chip Mod…

Multi-Table SNG

A sit-and-go tournament that starts as soon as all seats across multiple tables are filled, featuring increasing blinds…

Heads-Up SNG

Term: Heads-Up SNG A Heads-Up SNG is a fast single-table tournament with only two players, where the winner takes all t…

What is M-Ratio in Poker?

M-Ratio

M-ratio is a tournament metric dividing your stack by total blinds and antes. It measures how many orbits you can survi…

Bounty Hunter

A player in a bounty tournament who actively seeks to eliminate opponents to collect the cash bounty on their head, oft…

What is Push/Fold in Poker?

Push/Fold

Push/fold is a tournament strategy where you either move all-in or fold, used when your stack is too short to play post…

ICM Chop

An ICM Chop is an agreement among remaining tournament players to divide the remaining prize pool according to each pla…

Celebrity Tournament

A poker event featuring well-known personalities from entertainment, sports, or other fields, often held for charity or…

Tournament Staking

Tournament staking is an arrangement where an investor the backer provides funds for a player to enter poker tournament…

Deep Stack Tournament

This structure gives players more room to maneuver in the early stages, allowing them to execute complex post-flop stra…

Tournament Director

A tournament director is the chief official responsible for overseeing all aspects of a poker tournament, including rul…

Short Cover

A situation where a player's chip stack is smaller than the amount required to fully match an opponent's bet or to cove…

Jackpot SNG

The top three players split the prize pool proportionally. In practice, this format emphasizes quick decision-making an…

Bubble Boy

The Bubble Boy is the player eliminated last before the tournament reaches the paid places, finishing just outside the …

Mystery Bounty Format

A poker tournament format where each player has a hidden bounty value, revealed only upon elimination, with the bounty …

Progressive Knockout Format

A Progressive Knockout PKO tournament is a poker format where a portion of each eliminated player's bounty is added to …

Bubble Jam

In poker tournaments, a strategy where players near the money bubble aggressively push all-in to pressure opponents int…

Charity Tournament

A poker tournament where part or all of the buy-in and/or additional donations are directed to a charitable cause.

Tournament Life

Term: Tournament Life Tournament Life refers to a player's eligibility to continue participating in a Texas Hold'em tou…

ICM Calculator

A tool that applies the Independent Chip Model ICM to convert tournament chip stacks into monetary equity, helping play…

Online MTT

Participants accumulate chips, eliminate opponents, and compete for the prize pool. Its core significance lies in allow…

Tournament Trophy

A physical prize awarded to the winner of a poker tournament, symbolizing the title and achievement.

Turbo Tournament

In practice, it forces players to make decisions in a shorter time frame, unable to wait patiently for good hands like …

Final Table Deal

A final table deal is an agreement among remaining players in a poker tournament to redistribute the remaining prize po…

ICM Jam

An all-in push in a poker tournament where the decision is primarily driven by ICM considerations, typically involving …

Short Stack Cash

A cash game strategy where a player buys in for a short stack, typically 20-40 big blinds, and employs a simplified, hi…