the current set holding one or more option chips and willing to pay the re buy fee the re buy fee can be paid directly to the host or can be deposited into the pot and typically constitutes an amount equal to one entry fee other than the offer of re buy the rules of the deal round although dependent upon the type of poker in play concern distribution of cards to each player as the player 39 s hand for the given set at some point between the initial deal round and the conclusion round the dealer offers each player in turn the option to fold the option round after all deal and option rounds the exact number also dependent on the type of poker in play the dealer calls the showdown and all hands in turn are revealed the player holding the lowest ranking hand leaves the game absent acceptance of the dealer 39 s re buy offer a set always concludes either with a showdown or by all but one player opting to fold as previously stated x chip poker replaces the betting round of any poker set with an option round and consequently does not suffer the game lengthening effects of multiple betting latency in x chip poker the player surrenders one option chip in exchanger for the ability to fold a weak hand without.