Related Clues:

• A few chips, perhaps
• ___ meridiem
• Punt
• Opening stake
• Pot content
• Kick in for a hand
• Put one's two cents in?
• It's in the pot
• Blue chip, perhaps
• Early bet
• Wheel's go-with
• Stake of a sort
• Sweeten the pot
• Contribution to a pot
• Contribution before the deal