freerolls
No-cost poker events
Freerolls are poker tournaments with no entry fee but real prize pools.
Casinos and online poker sites offer them to attract new players or reward regulars: I built my bankroll playing freerolls.
The term extends to any situation where you can win something without risking anything—a no-lose proposition: Taking that interview is a freeroll; worst case, you get practice.
Multi-round competitive event
- buy-inAgreement to participate
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- qualifierWord or phrase limiting meaning
- blindsAdjustable slatted window coverings
flop · turn · river · showdown · all-in · bluff · fold · call
Act of removing entirely
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- fieldArea of specialty
- entrantsThose who join in
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
payout · ranking · leaderboard · overlay · guaranteed
Free or expressing praise
- no-costRequiring no payment
- giveawayFree item or betraying clue
- promotionalRelated to marketing efforts
- bonusReward beyond expectation
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- buy-inAgreement to participate
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- qualifierWord or phrase limiting meaning
blinds · flop · turn · river · showdown · all-in · bluff · fold · call · raise
elimination
Act of removing entirely
bubble · payout · ranking · leaderboard · overlay · guaranteed
complimentary
Free or expressing praise
- no-costRequiring no payment
- giveawayFree item or betraying clue
- promotionalRelated to marketing efforts
position
Location or stance
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- outsMeans of escape
range · bluffing · variance · heads-up · survival · grinding
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud