However, it is normally prohibited for a player to remove a portion of his or her chips from the table. This is known as "going south". For example, if a player buys in for $100, then wins $100 (for a total stack of $200), the player may not remove the original $100 buy-in while remaining seated.
Typically, it's not allowed for a participant to take some of their chips away from the table. This is known as "going south". To illustrate, if someone joins with an initial investment of $100 and then wins $100 (totaling $200), they cannot remove the original $100 buy-in while staying at their position.