Definition of Booty

What does the term "booty" mean in the world of poker? What is the definition of the term "booty" in poker?

In poker, a "booty" is a slang term for a "bounty".

Knockout poker tournaments have exploded in popularity over the years. In a knockout poker tournament, each player has a cash bounty on their heads. If you knock that player out of the tournament, you collect a bounty for eliminating them, plus an extra cash bounty gets added to your head as well.

Instead of saying, "I just collected a bounty for knocking out that player", people will say something like "$125 BOOTY - ship it!".

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Bounties in poker tournaments create an interesting dynamic that is not found in typical poker tournaments.

For instance - let's say that a player with a massive bounty shoves pre-flop and action folds around to you. You have the player covered and look down at 6d-7d.

In a typical poker tournament, this would be an instant fold. With the large bounty on the line, however, you would actually want to consider calling, as the equity in doing so is so large.

Besides - if you call and win the hand, then you can claim that you took down a big "booty".


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