Stake Player poker
A player given house chips to play for the purpose of starting
a game that would otherwise be short, or to keep a game that
is becoming short from breaking up. A stake player keeps half
his profits (after returning to the house the amount given him
when he was first put in), usually at the end of a shift, but
absorbs none of the losses. When he receives his share of the
profits, this is the split-out.
