Unlike a tournament, cash game players can come and go as they please and only win as much money as they have in front of them when they leave the table.Ĭheck: To abstain from putting in a bet when no bets have been made yet. Most games with blinds have a small blind (one player puts in a small amount, usually half the minimum bet), and another puts in a big blind (one player puts in a small amount, usually the minimum bet).īuy-In: How much it costs to start playing.Ĭall: Putting in the minimum number of chips needed to continue in a hand.Ĭash Game: A style of play in which players buy chips that are equivalent to how much they spent.
Sometimes, the system of “blinds” is used instead of the ante.īet: To put a certain amount of money into the pot.īlind: In many games, blinds are collected before the deal: one or two players will put chips into the pot to make sure the hand is worth playing. All-In: To bet all the chips you have in your hand.Īnte: The minimum amount of money, as set by the house, that each player has to put in to join the game.
