All In!

I raise. I call. I fold. I’M ALL IN.

Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value (“the stakes”) on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three elements to be present: consideration (an amount wagered), risk (chance), and a prize.^[1] The outcome of the wager is often immediate, such as a single roll of dice, a spin of a roulette wheel, or a horse crossing the finish line, but longer time frames are also common, allowing wagers on the outcome of a future sports contest or even an entire sports season.

🎲 Going “all in” in card games—especially poker—means you’re betting everything you have left in chips or money on that hand. It’s a bold move that signals one of two things:

💪 Confidence: You believe your hand is strong enough to win, or you want to pressure others into folding.
🎭 Bluff: You might be pretending to have a strong hand to scare opponents into folding.

Once you’re all in:

You can’t bet any more during that hand.
Other players can still bet, but you’re only eligible to win the portion of the pot you matched—called the main pot.
If multiple players go all in with different amounts, side pots are created to handle the extra bets.

It’s high risk, high reward—and often the most dramatic moment in a game. Want to break down how it works in a specific poker variant like Texas Hold’em or Omaha