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OP I figured that it translated to all the stakes being "swept". This implied to me however a "winner take all" outcome which doesn't seem to be the practice in reality. So whence the practice of also paying 2nd, 3rd and last place? Been a tradition as long as I can remember.
Thanks for the comments all - been fun so far on this thread.
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