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The Clue
Dealers' requests (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ANTES
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Notes
The answer ANTES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
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Chips in
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Chips in chips
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Gets in the game
Kicks in a chip
Kitty starters
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Opening bets
Pays to play
Pays the pot
Pays (up)
Pays up
Pennies, sometimes
Poker amounts
Poker payments
Poker pots
Poker stakes
Poker starters
Pot amounts
Pot collection
Pot creators
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Pot lot
Some stakes
Starts the kitty
Starts a pool
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Stud fees
Stud stakes
Sweetens the kitty
Sweetens the pot
Throws in a chip
Chips in one's chip
Gets in the game, say
Procedures before a deal
Up-front money
Pays one's share, with "up"
Pennies are small ones
Some games require them
Payments made before a deal is completed
They're usually placed in the middle of the table
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