Casino poker tables use big bets to set a limit to the amount of money a patron can lose in each wager.
Big bets are used in place of variable limit raises to add considerable risk to staying in a game until a hand is shown.
While any multi-round poker game can use big bets, the unlimited buy-in nature of casino style play is best suited for BB limits.
[citation needed] At this table, professionals like Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Chau Giang, and Gus Hansen, along with wealthy tourists, are required to wager $8000 in each bet of each of the final two rounds of the game.
Big bets are used in seven-card stud, generally after the last upcard, to motivate tentative players who already have a lot of money in the pot to fold anyway.