ante vs bet

ante and bet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ante	Yes	No	Yes	No
bet	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bet is a hypernym of ante; that is, bet is a word with a broader meaning than ante:

Other hypernyms of ante include stake, stakes, wager.

ante (noun)	bet (noun)
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot	the act of gambling
	the money risked on a gamble

ante (verb)	bet (verb)
place one's stake	have faith or confidence in
	maintain with or as if with a bet
	stake on the outcome of an issue