Us . ▁Other ▁cas inos , ▁depending ▁on ▁protocol ▁for ▁bu ying ▁ch ips , ▁prohib it ▁it ▁as ▁it ▁slow s ▁game play ▁consider ably . ▁ ▁Open ▁st akes ▁is ▁the ▁older ▁form ▁of ▁st akes ▁rules , ▁and ▁before ▁" all - in " ▁bet ting ▁became ▁common place , ▁a ▁large ▁bank roll ▁meant ▁an ▁unf air ▁advantage ; ▁raising ▁the ▁bet ▁beyond ▁what ▁a ▁player ▁could ▁cover ▁in ▁c ash ▁gave ▁the ▁player ▁only ▁two ▁options ; ▁buy ▁a ▁larger ▁st ake ▁( bor row ing ▁if ▁necessary ) ▁or ▁fol d . ▁This ▁is ▁commonly ▁seen ▁in ▁period - pie ce ▁mov ies ▁such ▁as ▁Western s , ▁where ▁a ▁player ▁bet s ▁personal ▁poss essions ▁or ▁even ▁w agers ▁property ▁against ▁another ▁player ' s ▁much ▁larger ▁c ash ▁bank roll . ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁open - st akes ▁rules , ▁a ▁player ▁may ▁go ▁all ▁in ▁as ▁in ▁table ▁st akes ▁if ▁they ▁so ▁choose , ▁rather ▁than ▁adding ▁to ▁their ▁st ake ▁or ▁borrow ing . ▁Because ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁advantage ▁to ▁go ▁all ▁in ▁with ▁some ▁hands ▁while ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁add ▁to ▁your ▁st ake ▁with ▁others , ▁such ▁games ▁should ▁strictly ▁en force ▁a ▁minimum ▁buy - in ▁that ▁is ▁several ▁times ▁the ▁maximum ▁bet ▁( or ▁bl inds , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁no - limit ▁or ▁pot - limit ▁game ). ▁A ▁player ▁who ▁goes ▁all ▁in ▁and ▁wins ▁a ▁pot ▁that ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁the