Turbo

A tournament with short blind levels — often 10 to 15 minutes instead of 30 to 60 — so it ends in a fraction of the time. Luck plays a bigger role; "hyper-turbo" is faster still.

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Tournament

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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

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

Bubble factor

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