Incentive
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Incentive
Incentive
In poker, an incentive refers to any internal or external factor that influences a player's decision-making, often rela…
Markup
Markup
Markup is the percentage above the tournament buy-in that a player charges when selling action to investors, representi…
Swap
Swap
A swap in poker is an agreement between two players to exchange a percentage of each other's winnings or losses over a …
Freeroll for Backer
Freeroll for Backer
A poker tournament with no entry fee that is exclusively available to individuals who have staked backed players, often…
Cash Staking
Cash Staking
Cash staking is a financial arrangement in poker where a backer staker provides funds for a player stakee to play cash …
Bubble Jam
Bubble Jam
In poker tournaments, a strategy where players near the money bubble aggressively push all-in to pressure opponents int…
Blind Steal Jam
Blind Steal Jam
A blind steal jam is an all-in bet made from a late position usually the button or small blind with a wide range of han…
Survivor Format
Survivor Format
A poker tournament format where players are eliminated at predetermined intervals until only a set number survive, with…
Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing
A tournament format where half the field finishes in the money, each receiving exactly double their buy-in minus rake, …
Progressive Knockout Format
Progressive Knockout Format
A Progressive Knockout PKO tournament is a poker format where a portion of each eliminated player's bounty is added to …
Button Ante
Button Ante
A tournament structure where only the player on the button posts a single ante that covers all players at the table, si…
Mystery Bounty Format
Mystery Bounty Format
A poker tournament format where each player has a hidden bounty value, revealed only upon elimination, with the bounty …
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Stanislas Prigent
France
Stanislas Prigent is a French professional poker player who burst onto the live tournament scene in 2026, securing a WSOP Circuit ring by winning the $1,000 Mystery Bounty event in Panama for $17,125. He has amassed over $31,000 in WSOP earnings and additional success on the DeepStack Open circuit, demonstrating a consistent, tactical approach.
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Mauro Leonardo
Italy
Mauro Leonardo, also known as Leonardo Mauro, is an Austrian online poker player who has cashed 14 times in WSOP online events, accumulating over $4,600 in earnings. He is primarily active in low-to-mid stakes tournaments on platforms like WSOP.com and online poker.
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Borys Shkliar
Ukraine
Borys Shkliar is a Polish poker player with a limited but notable tournament record, including a final table appearance in a WSOP Circuit event. He has accumulated over $1,400 in live earnings from two cashes in 2025 and 2026.
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Spencer Baker
United States
Spencer Baker is an American poker player with four WSOP cashes totaling $62,456, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 2018 WSOP $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty. He has consistently reached the money in WSOP events from 2018 to 2025.