Poker pots (5 letters)

{ Answer }

ANTES

{ Related Clues }

Chips in
Chips in?
Stakes
Certain stakes
Chips in chips
Dealers' requests
Feeds the kitty
Kicks in a chip
Kitty starters
Opening bets
Pays to play
Poker payments
Poker stakes
Poker starters
Pot lot
Pot parts
Primes the pot
Some bets
Some stakes
Starting stakes
Starts the kitty
Stud stakes
Sweetens the kitty
Kitties need them
Nickel and dime in gaming?
Start-up costs, of sorts

{ Tags }

antes, chip, chips, deal, feeds, game, gets, kitty, payments, pays, pennies, play, poker, pot, puts, some, stakes, starters, starts, sweetens, up

{ Notes }

The answer ANTES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ANTE as a noun:

1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

ANTE as a verb:

1. place one's stake