side pot

noun

1. (in poker with table stakes) a second or subsequent pot, separate from the main pot, created when a player's entire table stake has been bet in a main pot or another side pot and other players want to continue betting.

Example Sentences

A side pot of cash was only necessary if a company operated several restaurants or was planning to open new ones.

From Washington Times

Qualifiers could earn up to $1 million from a "side pot" for winning any of seven competitions at the rodeo.

From US News

Woods, on the other hand, didn't seem totally comfortable celebrating a runner-up finish even though it came with a victory in sport's largest side pot.

From Golf Digest