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up the ante. verb phrase. To raise the price, offer, sum in question, etc; increase; make a higher demand: I think I may up the ante to a cool fifty/ The trader decides to up the ante. [1970s+; fr the ante in poker, which gives one the right to take part]
stud poker, stud-poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt. raise-increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); I'll see your raise and double it. poker face-a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player). jackpot, kitty, pot-the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker). ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot.