I was into something that was really disturbing.
The other night, I played with my friends. There was player A, B, and so on and so forth. Player A went all in and I called the all in as player B. Then next was player C who raised and player D called.
Later on, I tried to check but some did told me that I have to call or fold player C because of having some chips. I was hesitant to do any of the two for I only wanted to compete for the all in and not the side pot actually.
If you were on my shoes that time, what will you do?
Gian
Gian,
Since player C had more chips than you, you had to either call their raise, or fold. The side pot is still part of the original hand. You cannot only compete for the main pot.
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The other night, there was a particular incident that almost caused a terrible fight among players.
Well, as I could remember, there was a small blind which was 30 and 60 as the big blind. The first player to supposedly act had only 61 chips, therefore with 61, he went all in.
In your opinion, how many chips should the next player possess to act out? Well, at first instance I thought it should be 61, but eventually I became unsure. Most people at the room fought out it should be 120. At that point, I heard somebody saying that since the hand was actually raised, the minimum raise therefore should be 120 to those with adequate chips.
Any comment will be much appreciated. Thanks!
By the way, nice site.
Keith Johnson
Keith,
In the situation above, the next player only has to call 61. If they want to raise, the minimum raise is to 121. The players raise to 61 is not considered a full raise since it was less than half the minimum.
If this was limit holdem, this changes. Since the all-in raise was less than half of a bet, the players can only complete the initial raise and make it 120.
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Up to this time while writing this, I’m still bothered about a certain situation that came up in one of our home games.
Well, three players were left in the pot and at the turn the 1st player to act bet. Eventually, the 2nd player to act called and then the 3rd player raised. After which, the 1st player called and the 2nd player re-raised. Someone at the table who was not in the hand called a foul for he thought a re-raise after a call was not supposedly possible.
Personally, I thought it was a check raise so I haven’t reacted.
What do you think?
Regards,
Jayden
Jayden,
A check-raise is when a player checks the betting to another opponent, that opponent bet and then you raise. What your opponent did was known as a limp-raise. This is perfectly acceptable. When a player raises as opposed to calling a bet, they are reopening the action to other players. The players have the same options to call, raise, or fold. Would your opponent objected to your other opponent calling and then folding to a raise? Not likely.
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Hi,
My concern is about betting rules during a friendly game. In a certain event, blinds were $6 and $12. Eventually, four people were left after roughly 20 minutes of playing time.
As I can remember, it was the first player who called the blind and went all in for another $3. Then it’s the second player who folded. Third player call for $9 since as during that time it was the bet, $6 to match blind and the $3 for raise.
Well, for that instance, I’m wondering whether the 3rd player actually needs to match the $3 raise or $12 minimum bet, though the big blind is still out of the scene.
Any advice for this?
Thanks!
Benny
Benny,
In a No Limit Holdem game, the player is only required to call the $3 raise. He may then raise the minimum of $6 or to whatever he desires up to his entire stack.
In Limit Holdem, since the raise was half of the bet, the player is only required to call the $3 raise. If he wants to raise, then he can raise to $18.
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One thing I noticed in most online games is that when a player is the big blind and is all in, players who don’t have enough and are still in just call what the big blind is in for and not the whole blind instead. For an instance, blinds are $200/$400, John is in the small blind of $200 and Jane is in the big blind but only has $250.
What do you think, do the other players have to call $400 o just $250? Personally, I think they have to call $400, but I’m not totally sure. Any idea?
I’ve been trying to look for the possible answer online, but unfortunately haven’t found any. Hope you could help me.
Thank you.
McBeal
McBeal,
In a No Limit Holdem game, the players are only required to call the amount the player has went in for. They may raise to any amount, but they are only required to call the all-in amount.
Remember, the all in player can only win from each player the amount they are all-in for.
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I’ve just started playing no limit holdem and I don’t totally understand things about meeting the blind or big blind.
In case the first person betting after the flop cannot meet the blind and goes all in, what should the other players do? Do they have to meet the big blind or just meet the bet of the first person? By the way, before the flop, all players at the table have met the blind.
Thank you in advance.
Austin
Austin,
In the above scenario, since this is No Limit Holdem, the players have the option to either just call the all-in bet or raise. They do not have to meet the big blind amount. They can raise as normal.
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