▲ | repeekad a day ago | ||||||||||||||||
Today I learned: table stakes is borrowed from poker referring to the minimum size bet needed to participate in a hand, I’ve heard it so many times | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | jeremyjh a day ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
That is not correct. Table stakes are not a "bet size", they are the minimum you have to bring to have a seat at the table. For example you might have to bring $300 to sit a table where the minimum bet size (big blind) is $5. You only have to bet the blinds 2 out of 10 hands (or more, if short-handed), which would be much smaller. | |||||||||||||||||
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▲ | 1659447091 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
The first N times I came across someone use "table stakes", I dyslexically read it as "table steaks". Still came to the same meaning because, yeah -- I get it -- I too would only be coming over for dinner if there are steaks at the table. |