▁with ▁a ▁current ▁bet ▁who ▁wishes ▁to ▁call ▁but ▁has ▁ins u fficient ▁remaining ▁st ake ▁( fold ing ▁does ▁not ▁require ▁special ▁rules ) ▁may ▁bet ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁their ▁st ake ▁and ▁declare ▁themselves ▁all ▁in . ▁ ▁They ▁may ▁now ▁hold ▁onto ▁their ▁cards ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁deal ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁called ▁every ▁bet , ▁but ▁may ▁not ▁win ▁any ▁more ▁money ▁from ▁any ▁player ▁above ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁their ▁bet . ▁In ▁no - limit ▁games , ▁a ▁player ▁may ▁also ▁go ▁all ▁in , ▁that ▁is , ▁bet ting ▁their ▁entire ▁stack ▁at ▁any ▁point ▁during ▁a ▁bet ting ▁round . ▁ ▁Side ▁p ots ▁A ▁player ▁who ▁goes ▁" all - in " ▁effectively ▁caps ▁the ▁main ▁pot ; ▁the ▁player ▁is ▁not ▁entitled ▁to ▁win ▁any ▁amount ▁over ▁their ▁total ▁st ake . ▁If ▁only ▁one ▁other ▁player ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁hand , ▁the ▁other ▁player ▁simply ▁matches ▁the ▁all - in ▁( ret ract ing ▁any ▁over age ▁if ▁necessary ) ▁and ▁the ▁hand ▁is ▁de alt ▁to ▁completion . ▁However , ▁if ▁multiple ▁players ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁the ▁bet ▁r ises ▁beyond ▁the ▁all - in ' s ▁st ake , ▁the ▁over age ▁goes ▁into ▁a ▁side ▁pot . ▁Only ▁the ▁players ▁who ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁pot ▁have ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁win ▁it . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁multiple ▁all - in ▁bet s , ▁multiple ▁side ▁p ots ▁can ▁be ▁created . ▁ ▁Play