Related Clues:

• Surveil, with 'out'
• Punt
• Opening stake
• Pot content
• Kick in for a hand
• Put one's two cents in?
• It's in the pot
• Blue chip, perhaps
• Early bet
• Stake of a sort
• Sweeten the pot
• Contribution to a pot
• Contribution before the deal
• Pay for a hand
• A chip, maybe