Low Limit describes games with small stakes or fixed low bets.
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A rathole is chips lost to the house rake or slow profit extraction.
Rake is the fee the house takes from each pot in cash games.
A ring game is a cash game with no entry fee and flexible seating.
A side game is an additional game played alongside the main event.
Mid‑stakes are medium‑level games or tournaments with moderate buy‑ins or blinds.
Micro‑stakes are games or tournaments with very low blinds or buy‑ins.
To match the stack is seating at a table with equal buy‑ins for all players.
The house is the casino or poker room hosting the game.
High‑stakes refers to poker games or tables with very large money at risk.