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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Hello,
I’ve got here a few questions. Hope you could find some time to answer them. Thanks in advance.
- For an instance, the blinds are 500 and 1,000 but the person who is supposed to be the big blind has only about 800 to post and a number of players are still on board. I don’t know whether or not these players have to post 1,000 in order to stay in or otherwise just match the 800 of the big blind.
- In what specific situations do you think there are no small or big blinds? I’m not so sure, but I think you already shared something about such before.
- For example there is a King high straight on the board and it’s the best hand. However, in the later part, it turned out that one of the players also holds a King in his pocket hand. What do you think, does the King that first occurred on the board overrule the King in pocket hand? Or else, the player could claim the hand?
- For an instance the blinds are 100 and 200, then after the flop, a certain player raises to 400. I’m wondering if the player to the left of the one who raises wants to raise, does he need to raise to 800 or just double the big blind otherwise? Any idea about this?
Thanks,
Francis
Francis,
- The players need to call the full 1,000 blind amount.
- The only possible way there would not be a blind would be a case that both opponent were all-in for the ante. There are instances in a tournament where a small blind is eliminated the hand prior to their turn to post. In that case there would not be a small blind.
- The player king in his hand is irrelevant. The object of Holdem is to make the best five card hand. Since the best five card hand is on board, everyone still in the pot splits the pot.
- A reraise must be in the amount of the prior raise. In this case, they must raise to 800.
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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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I’ve been wondering because of an incident that happened just days ago.
In a limit tournament, pre-flop if blinds are 10/20 the minimum call is 20 but what will be the minimum raise if ever?
And likewise, after-flop the minimum bet is the big blind, but what will be the betting rule to be applied to have an increase?
And is it true that if the big blind is 20 you can bet 25 vs 40? Any idea?
Thank you.
Clyde
Clyde,
In a limit holdem tournament, preflop, the bet amounts are in the size of the big blind. If you wanted to raise, the raise would be to 40. Betting and raising occurs in 20 increments. The same rule applies on the flop. Betting and raising occur in 20 in increments.
In regards to your second question, you may not raise to 25 as opposed to 40. You must raise the full amount. The only time this is not the case is when you do not have enough chips to make a full raise.
In a no limit holdem tournament, preflop you may raise from 20 to the maximum amount of chips in your stack. On the flop, you may bet as little as the big blind, or to the full amount of your stack. The minimum raise applies to No Limit Holdem as it does to limit. You may not raise from 20 to 25. You must raise at least double the big blind, which in this case is 40.
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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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Hello,
I want to ask something. Let’s say for example in a no limit holdem there are 10/20 blinds and there is player A who raises to 50. I’m wondering if what would happen next. What will be the minimum amount the next player can re-raise? Should it be up to 100 total which is double the previous bet? Or else just 80 as 30 was the previous raise?
Thanks!
Tarra
Tarra,
In this case, the minimum reraise is 30. When you reraise, it must be the amount of the previous raise.
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