Helps you define a increasing percentage payout distribution...best
explained through example.
Assume an accelerating payout distribution with a rate of 50% and a decay
of 0% that pays the top 4 players. In this example, the winner gets 53.33%,
2nd place gets 26.67% (50% as much as 1st), 3rd place gets 13.33% (50% as
much as 2nd) and 4th place gets 6.67% (50% as much as 3rd).
Assume an accelerating payout distribution with a rate of 50% and a decay
of 50% that pays the top 4 players. In this example, the winner gets 45.39%,
2nd place gets 22.70% (50% as much as 1st), 3rd places gets 17.02% (75% as
much as 2nd place) and 4th place gets 14.89% (87.5% as much as 3rd).
So, a higher decay reduces the difference between each additional finisher.
Display Message (for alerts)
Whether or not the alert should display a semi-transparent message on the
console.
Eliminated Player
A player that has been knocked out of the tournament.
Event Log
The list of events that occured in the tournament.
Expense
An amount that is deducted from the prize pool to pay for something, such as a trophy.
Fixed Amount (for payout distribution)
A set amount of money paid to a finisher. So, a finisher may get 15% of
the prize pool + $50.
Fixed Break
A break that occurs at an exact time of day.
Fixed Rake
The fixed amount taken from the prize pool as a rake, regardless of how
many players have bought-in, added-on or rebought.
Floor
A collection of tables and their breakdown order.
Forward Quantity (for chips)
The sum of the quantities for this chip and all chips of higher unit
value.
Forward Value (for chips)
The sum of the total values for this chip and all chips of higher unit
value.
Full Player Summary
The section of the application displays all financial information about
every player.
Game
The type of poker being played. For instance, "Texas
Hold'em".
Generic Side-Bet
A side-bet that can be used for anything not covered by one of the predefined side-bets.
Global Bounty
A bounty that is the same across all players. Use this if you simply want
to pay $5 per knockout.
Gross Prize Pool
The total prize pool. This money is used to pay all bounties and
place payouts.
Hand Nickname
A name for a set of cards.
Hand Timer
A timer that gives a player a set amount of time to make a decision.
House Rake
The portion of a buy-in, add-on or rebuy that goes to the house.
Inactive Player
A player who has not yet bought-in.
Jingle Bank
A way to play an audio from the library on all hosts at once.
Knockout Log
A listing of all knockouts in a tournament.
Last-Longer Side-Bet
A side-bet that rewards the player who lasts the longest before initial elimination.
League
A collection of tournaments.
Limit Type
What type of limit is used by this tournament or blind level.
Manually (for payout percentage distribution)
Lets the user distribute the percentages by hand, rather than using a
formula.
Manually (for payout spot count calculation)
Lets the user define the precise number of spots that are paid.
Match
A mini-tournament between two or more players.
Most-Knockouts Side-Bet
A side-bet that rewards the player with the most knockouts.
Net Prize Pool
All revenues minus all rakes/reserves minus all bounties. The amount
handed off to the payout schedule for distribution.
Odds Calculator
A calculator available in the application for calculating hand odds.
Opening Segment (for Betting Schedule)
The segment representing a pre-tournament countdown.
Other Award (for payout distribution)
A field that allows you to define a textual prize, such as "New
Car".
Paid Bounties
The total of bounties that have been paid.
Payout Schedule
Defines how players are paid for their finish.
Play Audio (for alerts)
Whether or not the alert should play an audio when it fires.
Play Console
The console displayed during a blind level.
Play Segment (for Betting Schedule)
A segment representing a blind level. Defines the antes and blinds.
Player Database
A database defining players and their attributes.
Post-Tourney Console
The console that's displayed after the tournament ends.
Pre-Tournament Segment (for Betting Schedule)
A segment representing the countdown to the beginning of the betting schedule.
Pre-Tourney Console
The console that's displayed before the tournament begins, assuming the
active tier is a countdown tier.
Prize Pool Balance Sheet
A summary of how the prize pool is calculated. Also where you define the
reserved prize, added prize and fixed rake.
For percentage payout distribution, defines how much larger each
finisher's percentage amount is over the one before. For instance, a
rate of 10% means the winner gets 10% more than the 2nd place finisher.
Rebuy Option
One of the options for purchasing a rebuy in a tournament.
Rebuy Rake
The house rake on each rebuy.
Rebuy Revenue
The total amount added to the prize pool due to rebuy purchases (before
rake).
Remaining Global Bounties
The sum of global bounties for all remaining players.
Remaining Specific Bounties
The sum of specific bounties for all remaining players.
Report
A formatted report of information from a tournament or league.
Reserved Prize
The amount of the prize pool set aside for special prizes like "Best
Hand" or "Best Hat".
Reverse Quantity (for chips)
The sum of the quantities for this chip and all chips of lower
denomination.
Reverse Value (for chips)
The sum of the values for this chip and all chips of lower denomination.
Roster
The listing of players that may participate in a tournament.
Round-Robin Heads-Up Standard Tournament
A tournament that pairs players in heads-up matches in one or more rounds. The winner of the tournament is the player with the best record.
Round-Robin Heads-Up Fixed-Elimination Standard Tournament
A tournament that pairs players in heads-up matches in one or
more rounds. Players are eliminated after a specified number of losses. The winner of the tournament is the player with the best
record.
Round-Robin Structure
The match structure for a round-robin tournament.
RSS Feed
A feed of information from the internet that can be displayed on the console.
Rule
A poker tournament rule that can be displayed on the console.
Rule Collection
A collection of rules.
Scoring Methods
The portion of the application that lets you compare the
results of multiple tournaments and score players according to a
selected formula.
Seating
The section of the application that helps you manage tables and seating.
Server
The application running the tournament and making data available to remote
clients (in client-server mode).
Shootout Plan
A plan for consolidating tables in a shootout tournament.
Shootout Simple Tournament
A shootout tournament that does not use player tracking.
Shootout Standard Tournament
A shootout tournament that tracks players.
Shootout Tournament
A tournament that consolidates tables at predefined thresholds. There is no table balancing.
Side-Bet
A way of rewarding players for something other than their finishing position in a tournament.
Simple League
A league that does not track players.
Simple Tournament
A tournament that does not track players.
Sit-and-Go Series Rising Water Standard Tournament
XXX
Sit-and-Go Series Standard Tournament
XXX
Specific Bounty
A bounty on a particular player and only that player.
How closely grouped the linear payouts are. Smaller numbers clump
the percentages closer together...larger numbers spread them out. 0% is the
minimum (all players paid the same), 100% is the maximum (spread out as much
as possible).
Standard Break
A break that occurs within the betting schedule between segments.
Standard League
A league that tracks players.
Standard Tournament
A tournament that tracks players.
Start Date/Time
When the tournament is scheduled to start.
Table Configuration
A template for a floor.
Terminology
A term and its definition...can be displayed on the console.
Terminology Collection
A collection of terminology.
Total Rake
The total of buy-ins rakes, add-on rakes, rebuy-rakes and the
fixed rake.
Total Revenue
The total amount of money contributing to the prize pool
before rakes are taken out.
Tournament Definition
A portion of the "Tournament Parameters" section
that contains the non-financial parameters parameters that define the
tournament.
Tournament Description
The description of the tournament. Example: "No-Limit $40
Buy-In". By default, this is generated for you based on the values
defined on the Tournament Parameters tab.
Tournament Finances
A portion of the "Tournament Parameters" section
that sets up the financial information for the tournament (except for
the prize pool, which is on another tab).
Tournament Parameters
The section of the application where you set the attributes
that really define the tournament: The title, what type of game, what
type of limit, buy-ins, add-ons, rebuys, etc.
Tournament Title
The name of the tournament
Traditional Simple Tournament
A normal tournament that does not use player tracking.
Traditional Standard Tournament
A normal tournament that tracks players.
Trivia
An interesting fact that can be displayed on the console.