Assertion: poker's player | /r/AtLocation | the game
Facets:
value: after the first betting round
type: TEMPORAL
value: with the goal
type: PURPOSE
value: passively
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As the blinds increase, players need to increase their chip counts (or "stacks") to stay in the game.
text: For instance, a player "under the gun" when the player in the big blind busts out ends up paying the small blind; they have "missed" the big blind they would have paid had the leaving player remained in the game.
text: These players stay in games that, on the surface, look incredibly bad, because one great player is prone to losing control and wasting a lot of money.
text: In simple terms, a player can sit passively in the game, making only compulsory bets, for M laps of the dealer button before running out of chips.
text: Ensure that by the time the desired duration of the tournament is reached, it will be very hard for players with small stacks to stay in the game.
text: If each player in a tournament starts with 5,000 in chips and after four hours, the big blind is 10,000 (with a small blind of 5,000), it will be very difficult for a player with only 15,000 in chips to stay in the game.
text: In fact, many experienced poker players subscribe to the idea that bad beats are the reason that many inferior players stay in the game.
text: Each player starts with a $10,000 buy-in and stays in the game until they are broke, with the goal of the player being the last player standing.
text: For instance, a player "under the gun" when the player in the big blind busts out ends up paying the small blind; they have "missed" the big blind they would have paid had the leaving player remained in the game.
text: However, if multiple players remain in the game and the bet rises beyond the all-in's stake, the overage goes into a side pot.
text: Another minimal-skill method is going south (also known as "ratholing"), where a player covertly removes a portion of their chips from play while remaining in the game, normally in order to preserve the winnings as profit, or prevent a major loss in "big bet" games.
text: If more than one player remains in the game after the first betting round, active players have one opportunity to improve their hands by discarding some cards and obtaining replacements.