If you make the call, the maximum you can lose is the $200 you have in your stack. The same applies when another player puts you all in.įor example, if you have $200 in front of you in a cash game and someone with $1,000 in chips announces they’re all in, you don’t need to add an extra $800 to match their bet. You can’t reach for your pocket and add more money to your stack mid-hand. Most games these days are played with table stakes, which means that you can only bet chips that are actually in play. Simply put, it means pushing all of the poker chips you have in front of you to the pot, i.e., betting it all. To start at the top, what does it mean to be “all in” in poker? 18+ | BeGambleAware T&Cs Apply | Read full T&Cs