Size poker
In a big bet game, perform a dealer's method of equalizing
two wagers. When one player puts out a large stack of chips,
and another player calls by placing in the pot more chips than
are required for the call (and either does not say the magic
word "Raise" or obviously does not have enough chips
to constitute a raise), the dealer may not count the first player's
chips, but merely places the second stack of chips next to the
first, and removes enough chips from the second stack until
the two stacks are equal in height. This method originated with
dealers in casino percentage games (such as 21 or craps), who
paid off winning bets this way, so that watchers (security personnel,
perhaps occupying the "eye in the sky") could clearly
see that the payoff was correct.
