Related Clues:

• Front money?
• Initial payment
• Toss in a chip, say
• Pay to play 19 Across
• Start for date?
• Shetland __: small horse
• Chamber starter
• Moppet's mount
• Front money
• You might get a hand for it
• Poker-game starter
• Gin-game pot
• Race runner
• Pot part
• Deal prelude, often