Table Stakes (poker)
1) Table stakes is simply the (nearly universal) rule that
a player may only wager money they have on the table at the
beginning of a hand. Usually it also implies that money may
not be removed from the table at any time (exceptions are made
for tipping), although money may be added to one's stacks between
hands. A player who goes all-in at a table stakes game may not
continue to bet, and is eligible only for the main pot.
2) Sometimes "table stakes" also implies no-limit
play.
