Add-on

A one-time option at the end of the rebuy period to buy extra chips regardless of your stack size. Almost always worth taking because the chips are cheaper than at the start.

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Rebuy

Buying more chips in a tournament after losing them (or dropping below a threshold) during the rebuy period, k…

Big blind ante

A tournament format where, instead of every player posting an ante, the player in the big blind posts one larg…

Bounty

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

Bracelet

The gold bracelet awarded to the winner of every World Series of Poker event — the most coveted trophy in the …

Bubble

The point in a tournament just before the payouts begin: the next player eliminated leaves with nothing while …

Bubble factor

A number that expresses how much more losing a pot costs you than winning it gains you, in tournament equity t…

Buy-in

What it costs to enter a tournament, or the amount you bring to a cash-game table. Tournament buy-ins are usua…

Chip chop

A deal that splits the remaining prize money in proportion to chip counts. It overpays the chip leader and und…