fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ɪn ɐ θɹˈiːplˈeɪɚ ɡˈeɪm, ɪf ðə fˈɜːst plˈeɪɚ bˈɪdz fˈaɪv ænd ðə sˈɛkənd plˈeɪɚ bˈɪdz wˌʌn, ðə dˈiːlɚ kæn bˈɪd ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ɛksˈɛpt tˈuː, æz ðɪs wʊd bɹˈɪŋ ðə tˈoʊɾəl nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv bˈɪdz tʊ ˈeɪt.
(For example, in a three-player game, if the first player bids five and the second player bids one, the dealer can bid anything except two, as this would bring the total number of bids to eight.)