Sep 29 2008

All In After the Flop

Category: Texas Holdem FAQCardRoom @ 3:44 am

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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Sep 29 2008

Ending Texas Holdem Hands

Category: Texas Holdem FAQCardRoom @ 2:47 am

Hello,

I’m currently wondering while writing this. Last night while we were playing, an unusual, bothering situation came up.

Well, at some point, three players were left in, eventually, the hole cards were dealt and one player have folded. The other player was dealt 10 & 6 and I was dealt 9 & 7. Then the flop came and was 7, 8, 9.

After which, player two went all-in with a straight and as my natural reaction, I called him up. Well, we have almost the same amount of chips, but not until after I called. Eventually, player 2 felt he had won.

But afterwards, the dealer dealt the turn which was a 7. Luckily, I won with a full house. However, not everyone agreed, so we started to resolve the issue.

In the end, it’s player 2 who won the game that night. It was so nice of player 2 that he even offered splitting the total winnings until such time we have already cleared the issue. But of course, I believe it was not fair, so I just let him take the winnings.

Anything to say? A comment about what happened perhaps?

Thanks!
Rafael

Rafael,

You won the hand. Your opponent held a straight and you had a full house. A full house outranks everything but quads, a straight flush, and a royal flush. In Holdem you make your best five card hand out of the two cards in your hand and the five on the board. The hand was not over on the flop. There were still two cards to come and you turned a full house. Your friend owes you money.

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Sep 29 2008

Betting After the Flop

Category: Texas Holdem FAQCardRoom @ 1:12 am

Hi,

I am now in trouble because I’ll be hosting a holdem tournament soon. I am confused, I don’t know how much bet should one place after the flop. For an instance, if the blinds are 25/50 and everyone calls the big blind then the flop happens, after which, is there a minimum bet a person has to begin with?

Any thoughts about it?

Thanks in advance.

Earnest John

Earnest John,

The minimum bet on the flop is the size of the big blind in a No Limit Holdem tournament. In the example you gave above, the smallest the player can bet is 50.

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Sep 29 2008

Side Bets and Original Pot

Category: Texas Holdem FAQCardRoom @ 12:54 am

Hello,

Just this night, I played no-limit texas holdem with four friends. Player 2 went all in with only 1 remaining chip and so as a result everyone called. Then on the spur of moment, player 3 and player 5 longed for a side bet, but player 1 and player 4 have disagreed, they don’t want a side bet.

Now I’m wondering, do players 1 and 4 have to side bet to stay in the hand? Are they still qualified for the original pot?

Well, in a way, I believe that they are not qualified anymore for the side pot, but I’m not so sure whether or not they could still stay in for the original pot. Any idea about this?
Thank you.

Clint

Clint,

In the situation above, if the players all called the preflop raise then all players must see the flop. On the flop, betting may continue among the other players. If player one bet out, then it is up to the other players to call, raise, or fold. If a player folds to a bet in a side pot, they are no longer qualified for the main pot. The same is true if player one raised preflop after player two went all-in. The other players must call, raise, or fold.

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Sep 26 2008

Meet the Big Blind or the Bet of the First Person?

Category: Texas Holdem FAQCardRoom @ 6:50 am

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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