Meaning of “Kill”

Hello there!

I have a simple question. The term “kill”, what does it mean? I often encounter such term in poker books and sites.

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Yours truly,
Steve Stewart
Steve,

There term “kill” refers to a pot where the stakes are double the prior hand. In some cash games in a casino, if the pot gets to a certain amount, the next hand is a kill pot. This means stakes are double the prior hand. The person that won the prior hand gets a kill button and posts the small kill bet amount. In a 3-6 game, the stakes would now be 6-12 and the kill button would post $6.