In
In means to remain in the pot, which means that you have put in the money needed and you have not folded. A player who is in is still in the hand.
The simple explanation
If you call a bet, you are in. If you fold, you are out. When someone asks 'who is in?', they want to know who is still playing the hand.
A closer look
The word is used with many phrases: 'I'm in' for entering the pot, 'in for a raise' for putting in the extra, and 'all in' for putting in all your chips. In table-stakes games, a player who runs out of chips can still win the part of the pot that he has covered, but not the money that is added later by others in a side pot.
A practical example
Three players call the bet on the flop. The dealer says: 'Three players are in.'
Full explanation
In means to remain in the pot, which means that you have put in the money needed and you have not folded. A player who is in is still in the hand.
In means to remain in the pot.
You are in after you call or raise.
Folding takes you out.
In table stakes, side pots protect short stacks.
Who remains in the hand?
No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips.
Read the example transcript
Player A has the button (BTN). Player B posts the 1-chip small blind (SB). Player C posts the 2-chip big blind (BB).
- Preflop · Pot: 3 chips
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips.
- Player A BTN KKing of hearts (Kh)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 200 · In this round 0
- Player B SB AAce of clubs (Ac)JJack of diamonds (Jd) · Stack 199 · In this round 1
- Player C BB 99 of clubs (9c)99 of hearts (9h) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 3 chips
A folds and is no longer an active player. B and C have not folded: they remain in the hand and can still win the pot.
- Player A BTN KKing of hearts (Kh)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 200 · In this round 0 · Folded
- Player B SB AAce of clubs (Ac)JJack of diamonds (Jd) · Stack 199 · In this round 1
- Player C BB 99 of clubs (9c)99 of hearts (9h) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.