Related Clues:

• Pay-to-play fee
• First chip, maybe
• Prefix like pre-
• Hand starter
• Status quo ___
• A few poker chips, maybe
• Before: Lat
• Help to create a nice pot
• Start the pot going
• Chip in for a hand?
• Kitty builder
• It may be upped by those with nice hands
• Upfront stake
• Penny-___
• Join the game, in a way