▁other ▁players ▁to ▁see ▁before ▁m uck ing ▁them . ▁ ▁E ti qu ette ▁ ▁Action ▁and ▁bet ting ▁ ▁When ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁hand , ▁a ▁player ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁keep ▁track ▁of ▁the ▁bet ting ▁action . ▁Los ing ▁track ▁of ▁the ▁amount ▁needed ▁to ▁call , ▁called ▁the ▁bet ▁to ▁the ▁player , ▁happens ▁occasionally , ▁but ▁multiple ▁occurr ences ▁of ▁this ▁slow ▁the ▁game ▁down ▁and ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁disc ou rag ed . ▁The ▁deal er ▁may ▁be ▁given ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁tracking ▁the ▁current ▁bet ▁amount , ▁from ▁which ▁each ▁player ▁has ▁only ▁to ▁subtract ▁their ▁contribution , ▁if ▁any , ▁thus ▁far . ▁ ▁To ▁aid ▁players ▁in ▁tracking ▁bet s , ▁and ▁to ▁ensure ▁all ▁players ▁have ▁bet ▁the ▁correct ▁amount , ▁players ▁stack ▁the ▁amount ▁they ▁have ▁bet ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁round ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁them . ▁When ▁the ▁bet ting ▁round ▁is ▁over ▁( a ▁common ▁phrase ▁is ▁" the ▁pot ' s ▁good "), ▁the ▁players ▁will ▁push ▁their ▁stack s ▁into ▁the ▁pot ▁or ▁the ▁deal er ▁will ▁gather ▁them ▁into ▁the ▁pot . ▁T oss ing ▁ch ips ▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁pot ▁( known ▁as ▁spl ash ing ▁the ▁pot ), ▁though ▁popular ▁in ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁causes ▁confusion ▁over ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁a ▁raise ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁true ▁amount ▁of ▁a ▁bet . ▁Like wise , ▁string ▁ra ises , ▁or ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁raising ▁by