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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Stakes as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
In billiards, the stakes refer to the money or other items that are bid by the gamblers or players. If each player bets $500 on the game, the stakes are the 500 dollars that each player bet. The term stake, or stakes may refer to pooled money being played for in a money game or in tournaments, as in billiards and other gambling activities. This very old term derives from players placing their stakea into a pot or other receptacle before play begins.
I just bet $200000 on Efren, and I'm not sure that he can win. The stakes are so high.
The term "stakes" is considered to be a slang term related to gambling and betting. The stakes definition was entered on 10/30/2007 6:39:15 PM and was updated on 10/30/2007 6:42:21 PM. It is a cue sport term that is related to gambling and betting. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor.
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