{"id":2535337,"date":"2024-09-21T09:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T09:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2535337"},"modified":"2024-09-29T12:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T12:30:38","slug":"dead-money","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/dead-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead Money Definition \u2013 Learn What Is Dead Money in Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a game of poker, the term dead money refers to chips that have been put in the pot and are seemingly up for grabs without too much resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you\u2019re in a <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/big-blind\/\" title=\"Big Blind Definition \u2013 Learn What Is A Big Blind In Poker\">big blind<\/a> and see three players just <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/limp\/\" title=\"Limp Definition \u2013 Learn What A Limp Is In Poker\">limp<\/a> into the <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/pot\/\" title=\"Pot Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Pot in Poker\">pot<\/a>, you might be incentivized to <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/raise\/\" title=\"Raise Definition \u2013 Learn What A Raise Is In Poker\">raise<\/a> with a wide <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/ranges-in-poker\/\" title=\"Ranges in Poker \u2013 Analyze Your Hands Like a Pro\">range<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/\" title=\"Poker Hand Rankings &amp; The Best Texas Hold\u2019em Hands\">hands<\/a> because there is so much dead money in the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By limping, these players have shown that they probably don\u2019t have a strong hand and will likely <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/fold\/\" title=\"Fold Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Fold in Poker\">fold<\/a> to any reasonable <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/3-bet\/\" title=\"3-Bet Definition \u2013 Learn What Is A 3-Bet In Poker\">3-bet<\/a>. 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