The player who finishes the hand wins the çanak pot. In Çanak Okey, every player contributes an ante that accumulates into the pot, and the first person to complete a valid hand — all tiles arranged into runs and sets with a final discard — takes the whole çanak. If no one finishes and the hand ends without a winner, the pot typically carries over to the next hand, growing larger for whoever wins it next. This is why Çanak feels rewarding: the stakes build up over time. It all runs on virtual chips with no real-money value, so it is not gambling and cannot be cashed out.