allowed to see their cards. Thus, everyone has an equal stake in the current hand, and
folding is less 馃崑 common in early betting rounds. (It's the "I already paid so I might as
well stick around for another card" 馃崑 mentality.) Antes have the benefit of allowing
players to sit out any hand (say, to go to the restroom or 馃崑 take a phone call) or even
quite the game without any sense of unfairness.