Related Clues:

• Penny-__ (small-time)
• Pay to play cards
• Up-front payment
• Price to play
• Poker pitch-in
• Prove that you want a hand
• Amount preceding a bet
• Stake to partake
• Kitty chip
• Poker player's contribution
• Buy into a poker game
• Money for the pot
• Kick in, say
• Chips to play
• Chip, maybe