Cash game

Cash games, also sometimes referred to as ring games or live action games, are poker games played with "real" 0️⃣ chips and money at stake, often with no predetermined end time, with players able to enter and leave as they 0️⃣ see fit. In contrast, a poker tournament is played with tournament chips worth nothing outside the tournament, with a definite 0️⃣ end condition (usually, only one player left), and a specific roster of competitors.

Rules [ edit ]

Players may freely buy into 0️⃣ or cash out of a cash game between hands.[1] However, it is normally prohibited for a player to remove a 0️⃣ portion of his or her chips from the table. This is known as "going south".[2] For example, if a player 0️⃣ buys in forR$100, then winsR$100 (for a total stack ofR$200), the player may not remove the originalR$100 buy-in while remaining 0️⃣ seated. He would have to forfeit his seat, possibly wait to rejoin the game, and buy in again forR$100; however, 0️⃣ many cardrooms prohibit the practice of buying in again unless a certain time period has elapsed before the player rejoins. 0️⃣ Similarly, cash games are played for table stakes. If a player attempts to put additional money onto the table (from 0️⃣ his/her wallet) in the middle of a hand, he may not do so until the conclusion of said hand.

In "no 0️⃣ limit" poker cash games, some cardrooms have a maximum buy-in for cash games. In limit poker games, there is seldom 0️⃣ a maximum buy-in because betting limits already limit the amount a player can wager on each hand.