In the context of gambling, specifically poker, do you post a bet or place a bet?

Solution 1:

After doing some more research I reached the conclusion that the verb post is mostly used with forced bets, like blinds or the ante.

I wasn't able to find a clear origin of the word, but I believe Ante-post betting is worth mentioning as a possible etymology:

In horse racing and greyhound racing, an ante-post bet is a bet placed before the horse/greyhound racing course's betting market has opened [...]
The ante in ante-post is derived from the Latin ante (meaning "before"), but the post is not the Latin post (meaning "after"). Instead, it is derived from the nineteenth century Betting Post, a stake that was traditionally fixed somewhere on the course ground like a sign-post to signal the beginning of fixed betting to bettors.