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>Tony advises against it, but eventually agrees, staking Davey with $50,000 for the game. What does "staking with" mean here? It sounds like "loaning", but I'v
by happytoexplain 3y ago
>Tony advises against it, but eventually agrees, staking Davey with $50,000 for the game.
What does "staking with" mean here? It sounds like "loaning", but I've never heard this phrase.
- sparky_z 3y agoPoker-specific term. In one sense it's a loan, but really it's more like "investing" in a player, giving them the money they don't have to buy into a game ("table stakes") in exchange for a percentage of their winnings.
- happytoexplain 3y agoThat makes sense. "To stake" as in "to provide (another person) with stakes". Like "to water".
- pcthrowaway 3y agoI've often heard it used to mean buying a player's buy-in, in return for (hopefully) a percentage of their winnings. Often there's no obligation to pay the staker back in the event of a loss, but in the case of a large stake to a mobster, maybe it's a different story
- bloggie 3y agoStaking, the present participle of stake, which means a wager, bet, or pledge. Tony is loaning Davey the money, but specifically to use as a wager, or stake, so it is Tony that is staking.
- sokoloff 3y agoThe amount you’re playing with is called your “stake”. (Same root as “proof of stake” in crypto.) You might stake another player (loan them the money and collect interest/vigorish). In modern high-stakes poker, you might also “buy a piece” of a player where they put up half and you put up half and split the win/loss (or have another split).
- fineIllregister 3y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_stakes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_stakes