▁a ▁bet , ▁or ▁" open ," ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁first ▁bet . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁bet ▁each ▁player ▁may ▁" fold ," ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁drop ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁hand ▁losing ▁any ▁bet s ▁they ▁have ▁already ▁made ; ▁" call ," ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁highest ▁bet ▁so ▁far ▁made ; ▁or ▁" raise ," ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁previous ▁high ▁bet . ▁ ▁A ▁player ▁may ▁fol d ▁by ▁surrender ing ▁one ' s ▁cards . ▁ ▁( Some ▁games ▁may ▁have ▁specific ▁rules ▁regarding ▁how ▁to ▁fol d : ▁for ▁example ▁in ▁stud ▁pok er ▁one ▁must ▁turn ▁one ' s ▁up cards ▁face ▁down .) ▁ ▁A ▁player ▁may ▁check ▁by ▁t apping ▁the ▁table ▁or ▁making ▁any ▁similar ▁motion . ▁ ▁All ▁other ▁bet s ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁placing ▁ch ips ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁player , ▁but ▁not ▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁pot ▁(" spl ash ing ▁the ▁pot " ▁prevents ▁other ▁players ▁from ▁ver ifying ▁the ▁bet ▁amount ). ▁ ▁Order ▁Of ▁Bet ting ▁ ▁In ▁general , ▁the ▁person ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁deal er ▁acts ▁first ▁and ▁action ▁proceed s ▁in ▁a ▁clock wise ▁fashion . ▁If ▁any ▁player ▁has ▁fol ded ▁earlier , ▁action ▁proceed s ▁to ▁next ▁player . ▁In ▁games ▁with ▁bl inds , ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁bet ting ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁bl inds . ▁In ▁stud ▁games , ▁action ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁player ▁showing ▁the ▁strong est ▁cards