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What Is Top-Up in Poker?

Adding chips to a cash-game stack between hands under table rules.

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What it means

A top-up is capital added to the table, not poker profit.

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A practical example

After falling from 100 to 60, you add 40 to restore a 100 stack.

Where you will hear it

Cash game. The exact usage can vary with rules and context.

Related concepts

SessionA defined period of poker play used for records and review.Explore ↗Table SelectionChoosing a table based on game conditions, player mix, and available seats.Explore ↗Table StakesA rule limiting a player's risk in a hand to chips already on the table when the hand begins.Explore ↗Multi-TablingPlaying at more than one online poker table at the same time.Explore ↗Buy-InThe amount paid to enter a tournament or obtain cash-game chips.Explore ↗

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Published 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · Flawless Poker Cosmic Codex