In poker, the dealer may require the players to ante up one or more chips into the pot to play.

在玩牌时，发牌者可能会要求玩家下一个或者更 多的筹码来继续游戏。

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Does President Obama really plan to raise the ante and play the Kerry wild card?

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Keeping up with the pack is the ante to play, but dooms you to stay in the middle of the herd.

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Fortunately, investors do not have to ante up to play, as in poker, though investors must work hard to find good opportunities.

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