Pot
Stakes
Stakes noun - The money risked on a gamble.
Both words in one sentence
- In Addicted to Curry this happens for curry: friendships grow and die by the curry pot and high-stakes cooking competitions decide the future of the main character more than once.
- A Big Hand For The Little Lady: In a high-stakes poker game, everyone gets monster cards on the same hand and raise the stakes to a huge pot, threatening to push sad-sack gambling addict Henry Fonda out of the game in spite of the fact that he think he's got an unbeatable hand.
Source: The Magic Poker Equation -
In Plum Lucky, Diesel adds Stephanie to the pot in a high-stakes poker game.
Source: Lost Him in a Card Game
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