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éliminer

English translation: Eliminate

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French term or phrase:éliminer (poker)
English translation:Eliminate
Entered by: Unbounded Arts

16:58 Apr 23, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Poker
French term or phrase: éliminer
éliminer un joueur d'un jeu de poker; est-ce 'eliminate' ou y a t-il un terme spécifique?
Unbounded Arts
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:21
Eliminate
Explanation:
see link at the poker player newspaper's article 'word of the day: elimination'.
http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/viewarticle.php?sort=top...
"The bad advice is: You must always seek to eliminate players in a percentage- payoff tournament. Wanna know the truth? The truth is, unless you have a significant advantage, you should seldom go out of your way to eliminate players early in a tournament."
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Alanna Wilson-Duff
Local time: 07:21
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Summary of answers provided
5Eliminate
Alanna Wilson-Duff
4Knoked out
Celine Courcy (X)
1disable
Assimina Vavoula


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
disable


Explanation:
to make ineffective

Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 00:21
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Knoked out


Explanation:
N/A

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Note added at 31 mins (2007-04-23 17:29:24 GMT)
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Sorry I meant knocked out

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Note added at 32 mins (2007-04-23 17:30:38 GMT)
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if you get knocked out just before the money it's called on the bubble


Celine Courcy (X)
Local time: 23:21
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Eliminate


Explanation:
see link at the poker player newspaper's article 'word of the day: elimination'.
http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/viewarticle.php?sort=top...
"The bad advice is: You must always seek to eliminate players in a percentage- payoff tournament. Wanna know the truth? The truth is, unless you have a significant advantage, you should seldom go out of your way to eliminate players early in a tournament."

Alanna Wilson-Duff
Local time: 07:21
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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