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What is Buy-in in poker?

The amount of money an individual must pay to enter a tournament, or the minimum amount of money to sit at a table in a cash game. A tournament will always have a fixed buy-in for every player, whereas most cash games will have a minimum and a maximum allowed buy-in.
Other terms
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