▁games , ▁players ▁can ▁make ▁change ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁or ▁with ▁un used ▁ch ips ▁in ▁the ▁set . ▁While ▁this ▁can ▁prevent ▁del ays ▁while ▁players ▁figure ▁out ▁change ▁for ▁a ▁bet , ▁cas inos ▁generally ▁f rown ▁on ▁or ▁out right ▁prohib it ▁such ▁practices ▁to ▁prevent ▁players ▁from ▁sur re pt it iously ▁" r athol ing " ▁and / or ▁circum vent ing ▁buy - in ▁limits . ▁Similarly , ▁bu ying ▁in ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁amount ▁must ▁be ▁done ▁between ▁hands ▁( or , ▁at ▁least , ▁done ▁after ▁a ▁player ▁has ▁fol ded ▁during ▁the ▁current ▁hand ) ▁since ▁players ▁are ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁add ▁to ▁their ▁stack ▁during ▁a ▁hand . ▁If ▁buy - ins ▁cannot ▁and / or ▁are ▁not ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁handled ▁by ▁the ▁deal er ▁it ▁can ▁take ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁hands ▁for ▁an ▁att endant ▁to ▁bring ▁another ▁t ray ▁to ▁the ▁table . ▁As ▁described ▁below , ▁some ▁cas inos ▁alle vi ate ▁this ▁issue ▁by ▁allowing ▁c ash ▁to ▁be ▁de emed ▁tempor arily ▁" in ▁play " ▁while ▁staff ▁fetch es ▁ch ips . ▁Play ers ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁always ▁play ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁buy - in ▁limit ▁will ▁often ▁carry ▁additional ▁ch ips ▁in ▁their ▁pocket ▁so ▁that ▁whenever ▁they ▁lose ▁a ▁pot ▁they ▁can ▁quickly ▁" top ▁up " ▁without ▁incon ven ien cing ▁the ▁deal er ▁or ▁delay ing ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁While ▁having ▁players ▁buy ▁ch ips ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁deal er