freezeout

American  

[freez-out] / ˈfrizˌaʊt /

Or freeze-out

noun

Poker.

1. a game in which each player begins with a predetermined amount of money and must withdraw from the game once that amount is lost, until one player is left with all the winnings.

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Etymology

Origin of freezeout

1850–55, noun use of verb phrase freeze out

Example Sentences

During a rocking “Tenth Avenue Freezeout,” which includes a reference to Clarence Clemons joining the band, a video montage of the larger-than-life figure nicknamed “The Big Man,” and former organ player and accordionist Danny Federici, who died in 2008, played behind the band.

From Seattle Times

The high point, Freezeout Pass, is at an elevation of more than 6,500 feet.

From Seattle Times

Harlan wasn't done there, expanding his fast food horizons with a call of the Sixers arena promotion called the "Frosty Freezeout."

From Golf Digest

Wilkinson also rides three evenings a week on Old Freezeout Hill in Emmett, which is slower than Bogus Basin Road; and trains with mentors in Colorado, Oregon and California.

From Seattle Times

The winged spectacle at Freezeout Lake is one of central Montana’s top wildlife attractions each spring.

From Seattle Times