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Dead money (poker)

Poker term

Chips put in by folded players or the blinds that no one will win back.

The more dead money in the pot, the more you win when your bet folds everyone. Example. If the SB and BB fold, the 1.5bb they posted is dead money. This is why squeezes work so often.

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