Carry Over (poker)
Credit a stake or a cow with his chips from one shift to the
next. A stake player is usually liable for the amount of his
last press. For example, if he was staked $20, lost it, given
a $10 press, and then carried over, only $10 would go on the
sheet of the next shift. In such case, a stake could lose for
the house and still make money for himself.
If the stake were given $20, and then a $10 press, and went
broke while still in the same shift, he would have no carry-over
and could not make money on that shift. That is why some stakes
try to get staked near the end of a shift, and then, if they
are short near the end of the shift, contrive to lose the last
chips so they can get pressed just before
the next shift starts. That way they can start the next shift
with just $10 on the sheet, and, if they lose that, get still
another press.
Carry-Over (poker)
Chips or cash being carried over.
