Money and games
Cash game in poker
Definition
A poker game played with real money chips that you can buy and leave with at any time, with fixed blinds.
In a cash game every chip has a fixed money value, blinds do not rise, and you can join or leave whenever you like. The room takes a rake from each pot.
Cash games suit players who want flexible sessions and steadier results than tournaments, which have bigger swings.
Related terms
- MTT (multi-table tournament)A tournament with many players spread over several tables, which merge as players are eliminated until a winner remains.
- StakesThe size of the blinds in a cash game, or the level of buy-ins you play; it sets how much money is at risk.
- Buy-inThe amount of money required to sit down in a cash game or to enter a tournament.
- RakeThe commission a poker room takes from cash-game pots, or the fee added to a tournament buy-in.