In the later levels of poker tournaments, an ante is introduced to further drive the action besides💱 the incentive to enter the pot formed by the small blind and big blind. Typically, the ante is paid by💱 every player at the table.

Antes are mandatory bets that are sometimes posted by all players at the table, or by💱 the big blind player in some formats. For example, aR$2/$5 cash game with aR$1 ante requires each player at the💱 table to putR$1 in the pot before each hand.