Min-Cash

tournaments

Finishing in the lowest-paying spot in a tournament.

Returns roughly 1.5x your buy-in. Pursuing min-cashes via ultra-tight bubble play is sub-optimal long-term.

See also

Double Up
Winning an all-in to double your chip stack.
Freeroll
A tournament with no entry fee but real prizes.
ICM
Converts tournament chip stacks to real-dollar equity.
MTT
A tournament played across many tables, players consolidating until one is left.