Ante

The player who is plays the poker online has to know the word "Ante". The initial money kept in the pot before the betting is known as Ante. The rule of Ante is that every player has to keep an initial stake and if he folds immediately after the round then he losses certain amount of money.
At the start of the play, every player puts some predetermined amount in the pot, which is given to him as the chips to play game. The amount should be same or more than bet amount. In Texas Holdem, the roles of blinds as ante. The two players sitting left to the dealer keeps the amount into the pot. The player who keeps the minimum bet amount is considered as small blind and the player who keeps double the minimum bet amount is considered as big blind.