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• A small portion of a bet contributed by each player to seed the pot at the beginning of a poker hand. Most hold'em games do not have an ante; they use "blinds" to get initial money into the pot.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Ante. (n.d.). Winning Low Limit Hold'em. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ante.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Ante. www.pokerstars.com. Winning Low Limit Hold'em. Lee Jones. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ante (accessed: June 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Ante." Winning Low Limit Hold'em. Lee Jones. 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ante.

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