Initial stake in a poker game Crossword Clue

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Initial stake in a poker game Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. place one’s stake
(noun)
1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INITIAL (verb)
1. mark with one’s initials
INITIAL (adjective)
1. occurring at the beginning
INITIAL (noun)
1. the first letter of a word (especially a person’s name)
STAKE (verb)
1. mark with a stake
2. put at risk
STAKE (noun)
1. the money risked on a gamble
2. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

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