Kitty (poker)
1) In a private or home game, a cash reserve or collection built
up by taking a specified amount out of each pot. The kitty belongs
to all the players, and is usually collected for some special
purpose, such as paying the host of the week's game for the
use of his home, for refreshments, sending one of the players
to a tournament in Nevada, and so on.
2) The pot; often as part of the phrase feed the kitty, which
merely means call a bet.
3) In various forms of poker played only in private or home
games, a small packet of cards set aside at the start of a hand
that may be purchased by or otherwise made available to one
of the players, according to the rules of the specific game.
