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ANTE

459 recorded uses

DateClue
2026-09-03Up the ___
2026-08-17Poker player's buy-in
2026-06-12Cost of a hand
2026-05-10Game entry
2026-04-19Get in on a deal
2026-04-06Up the ___ (raise the stakes)
2025-12-17Pot grower?
2025-10-29Pot grower?
2025-10-13Poker buy-in
2025-10-11Initial cost of a sort
2025-09-29Opening stake
2025-09-24Start of a new deal
2025-09-01Poker pot builder
2025-08-19Part of a pot
2025-08-16Cash on hand?
2025-08-03Wordlessly indicate "Please give me a hand"
2025-08-01Opposite of post-
2025-05-29Chamber opening?
2025-05-15Lead-in to chamber
2025-05-13Feed the kitty
2025-04-18Let go to pot?
2025-02-21Chip in, in a way
2025-02-09Contribution to a pot
2025-01-27Poker buy-in
2025-01-21It may be a chip or two
2024-12-29Starter with chips?
2024-10-11Alternative to blinds
2024-10-06Prefix with chamber
2024-09-30Poker buy-in
2024-09-12Chip in
2024-08-25Payment before a deal
2024-08-09Entry fee for some clubs?
2024-08-08Dealer's request
2024-07-31Before: Prefix
2024-07-14Money paid for a hand
2024-06-30Poker action
2024-06-16Kitty contribution
2024-03-31Before-
2024-02-06Pot starter
2023-12-20Chip in
2023-12-02It may be raised at a table
2023-11-15Pot starter
2023-11-14Poker buy-in
2023-07-27Cost of a hand
2023-07-02A couple of chips, say
2023-06-09Upfront payment before a deal is made
2023-05-31Toss in a chip, say
2023-05-22Opening stake
2023-05-09Buy in, say
2023-04-16The "a" of a.m.
2023-03-22Pot part
2023-03-05Pot grower?
2023-02-05Pay (up)
2023-01-24Poker buy-in
2022-12-17Pay to play
2022-12-03Alternative to a blind, in poker
2022-11-19Deal preceder
2022-10-30Pre-deal payment
2022-10-25Casino buy-in
2022-10-06Before opening?
2022-10-03Starting poker payment
2022-09-25Small table fare?
2022-09-22It goes in the middle of a table
2022-09-17Pot grower?
2022-08-25A couple of chips, perhaps
2022-08-18Pay to play
2022-08-16Poker payment
2022-07-11Start a poker pot
2022-04-19Get in the game?
2022-04-18Start a poker pot
2022-03-27Pay (up)
2022-02-25Alternative to a blind, in poker
2022-01-31Pay to get in a card game
2021-12-08Initial stake
2021-11-06Lead-in to date
2021-10-30Pot price
2021-09-08Add to the kitty
2021-07-29Prefix with penultimate
2021-07-02Request a hand, say
2021-05-16A jokester might say "And the pot thickens" after one
2021-04-02Kick in
2021-03-29Pay to play
2021-03-14Toss in a chip, maybe
2021-02-23Kick in seed money
2021-02-03Starting stake
2021-01-29Penny-___
2021-01-07Chip in, in a way
2020-11-29Ask to be handed a hand?
2020-10-27Feed the kitty
2020-10-19Start the poker pot
2020-09-07Starting stake
2020-08-24Opening stake
2020-07-22Pay (up)
2020-07-14Poker prerequisite
2020-06-27What to do if you'd like a hand
2020-06-25Up the ___
2020-06-04Pay to play
2020-04-25Dealer's request
2020-04-24Relative of a blind, in poker
2020-04-03Pay (up)
2020-03-27Need to play, say
2020-03-18Up the ___
2020-01-26Something to do before a deal
2020-01-16Part of a pot
2019-10-16Prepare to get a hand
2019-08-19The "a" of a.m.
2019-07-29Poker stake
2019-07-21Pot starter
2019-06-10Poker buy-in
2019-05-11Status quo ___
2019-04-16One or two chips, maybe
2019-03-18Poker stake
2019-02-17Cost to get a hand
2019-01-20Up the ___
2019-01-19Deal preceder
2018-10-28It's usually put in the middle of a table
2018-08-21Pot starter
2018-08-12Certain buy-in
2018-08-03Get in the game
2018-08-02Pot grower?
2018-07-24Prefix with chamber
2018-07-23First chip in the pot
2018-07-22Stud fee?
2018-06-29Pot grower?
2018-06-18Chip or coin thrown in the pot
2018-06-14Pot part
2018-04-12Post's opposite
2018-04-04Poker stake
2018-03-05Card game stake
2018-02-22Couple of chips, maybe
2018-01-08Poker table payment
2017-12-16Penny, maybe
2017-12-12Pot thickener?
2017-12-02Kick in
2017-12-01Up the ___
2017-11-30A penny is a small one
2017-10-12Steak
2017-10-09Upfront bet
2017-07-25Cost to get in
2017-03-29Prelude to a deal
2017-02-17Draw money?
2016-12-22A penny is a small one
2016-12-04Put up
2016-11-12It's for starters
2016-11-06It's just for openers
2016-11-04Pot part
2016-10-12Pay to play
2016-09-05Pony up, in poker
2016-08-20Front money?
2016-08-13Player's fee
2016-08-04Before, when placed before
2016-06-16Indicate that one needs a hand?
2016-04-11Get into a poker game, say
2016-04-01Play money?
2016-03-28Throw a chip in the pot
2016-02-11Something to give a kitty?
2016-01-31Penny ___
2016-01-24Get the pot started
2016-01-04One or two poker chips, maybe
2015-12-14Initial money for the pot
2015-10-13Start the pot
2015-10-06Pot grower?
2015-08-18Prefix with diluvian
2015-08-13Start to fill a pot
2015-07-05Stud money
2015-02-03*M
2014-12-14Pot money
2014-11-25Prefix with bellum
2014-10-29Pay (up)
2014-07-20Pay to play
2014-04-21Poker payment
2014-04-14Pay to play, as poker
2014-04-07Initial money for the pot
2014-02-02Entry fee?
2013-12-20Advance on a table
2013-11-27Stake on a table
2013-11-08Put one's two cents in?
2013-10-15Upfront stake
2013-08-13A few poker chips, maybe
2013-07-28Status quo ___
2013-06-14Pot addition
2013-06-09Not post-
2013-05-15"I'm in" indicator
2013-04-30Part of a.m.
2013-04-29Opening bet
2013-04-21Starting stake
2013-01-13Price to play
2013-01-04Certain stake
2012-12-29Deal preceder
2012-12-25Stud fee?
2012-12-02Pay for a hand
2012-10-18Get in on the deal
2012-08-06Poker pot starter
2012-07-12Deal preceder
2012-06-27Gambler's stake
2012-04-27Play money?
2012-03-30Let go to pot?
2012-03-19Initial stake
2012-03-18Part of a.m.
2012-02-19Pot builder
2011-12-21The "a" in a.m.
2011-12-13Put down some chips
2011-11-03Something that's just for starters?
2011-09-04Bread on the table, maybe
2011-08-29The "a" in a.m.
2011-08-14Stud money
2011-08-09The "a" in a.m.
2011-08-03Toss in a chip
2011-08-01___ meridiem (morning: Lat.)
2011-06-28Minimum poker loss
2011-06-14It may be upped
2011-06-11Penny ___
2011-01-24Initial poker stake
2010-10-26Throw in a few chips, say
2010-10-01"___ up!" (game cry)
2010-09-02Active volcano near Messina
2010-08-31A chip or two to start with
2010-08-15Play money?
2010-07-21Chip or two, maybe
2010-07-18Stake
2010-07-06Chips in the pot
2010-05-16What you may need to do to get a hand
2010-03-09Amount of money that can be raised?
2010-02-28Kick in, say
2010-01-17Starting stake
2009-09-25It may be raised at a table
2009-09-01Start the pot
2009-06-16Start the kitty
2009-06-01Opening stake
2009-03-03It may be upped
2009-01-29Chip without dip?
2009-01-24Buy in
2009-01-22Deal preceder
2008-12-19Table center piece?
2008-10-16Start a hand, maybe
2008-09-24Start to date?
2008-06-26Stud fee?
2008-05-01Deal preceder
2008-03-19It may be upped
2008-02-18Prefix with chamber
2008-01-01A couple of chips, maybe
2007-12-16Pay to play
2007-10-21Blue chip, maybe
2007-09-16It might get your kitty going
2007-08-02Put up
2007-06-24Start a pot going
2007-06-19Start the kitty
2007-06-14It may be upped
2007-06-04Poker stake
2007-04-05Get in on a deal
2007-04-01Requirement for a hand, say
2007-03-03Start to date?
2006-12-25A few chips, say, in poker
2006-12-18Feed the kitty
2006-12-13Part of A.M.
2006-11-09Blind relative?
2006-10-18Put (up)
2006-05-31Pay to play
2006-05-24It may be upped
2006-05-12You might get a hand for it
2006-04-10Toss in a chip, say
2006-04-04Kick into the pot
2006-03-13Pay the kitty
2006-03-08Penny ___
2006-03-01Requirement in a game of dealer's choice
2006-01-16Pot starter
2006-01-12It's put in a pot
2005-10-05A penny is a small one
2005-09-05A couple of chips in the pot, say
2005-08-31It goes in the middle of the table
2005-08-25Indication of serious intent
2005-08-22Gambler's stake
2005-08-06Show that one's in?
2005-07-05A couple of chips in the pot, maybe
2005-07-03Chip on the table, maybe
2005-06-27The "a" in a.m.
2005-06-23Help make a pot
2005-05-22Put in to get in
2005-05-20Advance amount
2005-04-07It goes in the center of the table
2005-02-08Penny, maybe, in poker
2005-02-07Prelude to a deal
2005-01-03Gaming table fee
2004-11-18Chip in
2004-09-28Penny-___ (trivial)
2004-09-21A few chips in the pot, maybe
2004-08-29With 2-Down, ancients
2004-08-16Poker payment
2004-04-25Part of a pot
2004-04-06Initial stake
2004-03-07Some chips, maybe
2004-02-15Pot foundation
2003-12-02Fork over, with "up"
2003-10-14Stud fee?
2003-10-07Kitty starter
2003-09-15Kitty starter
2003-09-05Chip in
2003-08-29Requirement for some games
2003-06-24Poker payment
2003-05-25Part of a pot
2003-05-03Payment at a table
2003-04-21Feed the kitty
2003-03-07Handful of chips, maybe
2003-03-05What you may do to get a hand
2003-02-10Poker stake
2003-02-06Chip in
2003-02-03Poker pot starter
2003-01-20Initial stake
2002-12-19Table payment
2002-10-28Poker payment
2002-10-21Feed the kitty
2002-10-17Penny, perhaps
2002-10-10Some chips, maybe
2002-09-30Poker pot primer
2002-07-31Chip in
2002-07-22Pay to play
2002-07-15Poker stake
2002-07-10Stud stake
2002-07-05Table stake
2002-07-03Part of A.M.
2002-05-09A chip, maybe
2002-05-07Penny ___
2002-04-17Start the pot
2002-04-11Start a pot
2002-02-19Poker stake
2002-02-17It goes to pot
2002-02-10Pay to play
2002-01-17Hand demand?
2001-11-27Prefix with date
2001-10-28A chip, maybe
2001-10-09Pay for a hand
2001-10-04Contribution before the deal
2001-09-24Contribution to a pot
2001-07-03Chip in
2001-06-26Pay to play
2001-06-18Opening stake
2001-06-03Pay (up)
2001-05-31___ meridiem
2001-05-29A few chips, perhaps
2001-05-21Prepay, with "up"
2001-05-16Stud fee?
2001-04-04Penny, perhaps
2001-03-25Put in the pot
2001-03-14It's a starter
2001-02-19Poker stake
2000-12-21Money to play with
2000-12-17Pay one's share, with "up"
2000-11-13Put one's two cents in?
2000-07-26Chip in
2000-07-05Pay to play
2000-05-24Chamber lead-in
2000-03-17Pony up
2000-01-25Price of a hand
2000-01-03Poker starter
1999-12-09Pot builder
1999-11-30Pay to play
1999-10-17Chip in chips
1999-09-28At times it's upped
1999-09-24It's for openers
1999-09-22Pay to play
1999-08-22Advance amount
1999-07-11Play opener
1999-07-09Startup cost
1999-07-06Pot builder
1999-06-25Prefix with room
1999-06-08Get the pot going
1999-03-09Opening amount
1999-01-27It's just for openers
1999-01-19Upfront amount
1998-12-28Start for a kitty
1998-11-29Starting stake
1998-11-21White chip, often
1998-11-05Prime the pot
1998-10-12Chip in
1998-10-11Deal preceder
1998-10-05Poker player's payment
1998-09-17White chip, often
1998-09-16Put up stakes
1998-08-18Upfront money
1998-07-09Opening bit
1998-06-23What's required to be "in"
1998-05-28It's a start
1998-05-19Get the pot going
1998-04-03Dealer's demand
1998-03-23Opening wager
1998-03-15Cost of cards
1998-03-10Poker pot starter
1998-02-28Bet
1998-02-10Chip in chips
1998-01-28Pot component
1998-01-07Chip for a pot
1998-01-05Poker starter
1998-01-02Cough up
1997-12-14It's just for openers
1997-12-10Blue chip, maybe
1997-11-22Penny, sometimes
1997-09-14Pot grower?
1997-08-30Penny, perhaps
1997-08-24Amount to be raised, maybe
1997-07-07Poker starter
1997-06-30Pot starter
1997-05-27It's just for openers
1997-05-14You have to be upfront about this
1997-04-09Kitty feed
1997-04-05Morning's start, in old Rome?
1997-04-03Initial offering?
1997-03-09Individual share
1997-03-05Pot starter
1997-02-05Upfront money
1996-12-31Pot builder
1996-12-25Add to the pot
1996-12-01Pot builder?
1996-11-08Amount to be raised?
1996-10-20Do this if you want to get a hand
1996-10-08Pay to play, with "up"
1996-10-05One chip, perhaps
1996-09-27Penny, maybe
1996-09-12Penny ___
1996-09-03Kitty starter
1996-08-13Pot starter
1996-06-06Penny fee
1996-04-25A chip, maybe
1996-04-02Chip in a chip
1996-03-25Poker payment
1996-02-29Two chips, e.g.
1996-02-08Temporal prefix
1996-02-07Add to the pot
1995-12-18Kitty feed
1995-09-28Pot starter
1995-09-06Chip in a chip
1995-09-05Cash for cards
1995-07-31Sometimes its upped
1995-07-28Predeal requirement
1995-07-22Make pots, in a way
1995-07-10The "A" in A.M.
1995-06-11Put up
1995-05-23First chips
1995-05-10Part of A.M.
1995-05-03Poker chip, maybe
1995-03-26Pot starter
1995-02-27It's just for openers
1995-02-19Chip, maybe
1995-02-09Deal preceder
1994-12-12Poker opener
1994-12-05Pay, with "up"
1994-11-27Cost of playing
1994-11-18Not post
1994-10-24Poker opener
1994-10-16Buy into a poker game
1994-08-14Stake
1994-07-08Play money?
1994-05-23Kitty starter
1994-05-15Up-front amount
1994-05-01Penny _____
1994-04-12Make a pot
1994-04-11Bettor's starter
1994-03-11Chip in
1994-01-25Chip in
1993-12-02Put a stake on the table