▁showing ▁the ▁lowest ▁card ▁pays ▁the ▁bring - in . ▁ ▁In ▁low ▁hand ▁games , ▁the ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁card ▁showing ▁pays ▁the ▁bring - in . ▁ ▁The ▁high ▁card ▁by ▁suit ▁order ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁break ▁t ies , ▁but ▁more ▁often ▁the ▁person ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁deal er ▁in ▁order ▁of ▁rotation ▁pays ▁the ▁bring - in . ▁ ▁In ▁most ▁fixed - limit ▁and ▁some ▁spread - limit ▁games , ▁the ▁bring - in ▁amount ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁normal ▁bet ting ▁minimum ▁( o ften ▁half ▁of ▁this ▁minimum ). ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁forced ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁bring - in ▁may ▁choose ▁either ▁to ▁pay ▁only ▁what ▁is ▁required ▁( in ▁which ▁case ▁it ▁functions ▁similarly ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁blind ) ▁or ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁normal ▁bet . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁acting ▁after ▁a ▁sub - min imum ▁bring - in ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁bring - in ▁as ▁it ▁is , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁amount ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁bet , ▁or ▁they ▁may ▁raise ▁the ▁amount ▁needed ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁current ▁bet ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁normal ▁minimum , ▁called ▁comple ting ▁the ▁bet . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁$ 5 ▁fixed ▁bet ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁might ▁have ▁a ▁bring - in ▁of ▁$ 2 . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁acting ▁after ▁the ▁bring - in ▁can ▁either ▁call ▁the ▁$ 2 , ▁or ▁increase ▁it ▁to ▁$ 5 , ▁which ▁would ▁count