Related Clues:

• Player's fee
• Poker-hand starter
• Dealer's call, perhaps
• Some bird feed
• Fork over, with "up"
• Deal precursor
• Initial contribution of a sort
• Watermelon feature
• Tournament placement
• Fruit pit, for one
• First penny, perhaps
• Deserve a hand?
• Opening bet, in poker
• It could lead to something big
• Requirement for a hand, say