freezeout

or freeze-out

[ freez-out ]

/ ˈfrizˌaʊt /

noun Poker.

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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Origin of freezeout

1850–55, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase freeze out

Examples from the Web for freezeout

I didn't try to keep shady, for I thought it began to look like a game of freezeout, and I kept the west side of the street.
Against Odds|Lawrence L. Lynch
It was easy enough to 156 see that the claimant to the best options on Freezeout ledge was a tenderfoot.
Ruth Fielding In the Saddle|Alice B. Emerson
Had the two come to Freezeout Camp, and were they lingering about the vicinity now?
Ruth Fielding In the Saddle|Alice B. Emerson
Royal Phelps left her when they came in 190 sight of Freezeout and Ruth rode down into the camp alone.
Ruth Fielding In the Saddle|Alice B. Emerson

He was a young man and as roughly dressed as any of the teamsters at Freezeout Camp.
Ruth Fielding In the Saddle|Alice B. Emerson