Be careful when you’re table’s big stack

So, you’re playing in a multi-table No-Limit Hold ’em tournament and you have had the benefit of busting out of the gate in a big way, wiping out a couple of players early and taking down a few other nice-sized pots to give you a significant chip advantage at your table.Congratulations on being the early chip leader. Know what that earns you? Zip. While it’s nice to be on top at any point in a tournament, the goal is to be there when one player remains. One of the most difficult things to do in

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Poker lingo:

• TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
• RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
• MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
• RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
• SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
• OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.