I was having a knockout tournament the other day with my friends and in the first round, obviously the big blind (which was 20) set the framework for raises (ie minimum raise 40). Does that mean that any raise - apart from an all in raise (which could be any amount of chips) - have to be a multiple of 20?
in the next round someone made an initial bet of 25. it was disputed as someone argued it should be 20 or 40 etc. what is the correct way?
2006-12-08 03:55:14 · 6 answers · asked by tuthutop 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
the raises dont have to be in multiples of 20, they just have to be at least twice the amount bet in that round.
the initial bet for any round from the flop on, w the BB being 20, must be at least that amount (20). any bet larger than that must be at least twice that (40 or any amount greater). preflop the BB essentially acts as an initial bet -except the person in the BB can raise this initial "bet"- with any raises having to be at least twice that amount.
once a larger bet has been made, any raise must be at least twice that larger bet. so someone cant bet out 25. they could have; however, bet out 50. had they, the minimum raise is now 100 (or any amount greater). if someone did raise to lets say 105, the minimum reraise is now twice that (210 or any amount greater).
of course, when the next round starts, the minimum bet returns to 20.
2006-12-08 09:24:01 · answer #1 · answered by john 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this example the minimum bet would be 20 i.e. calling the big blind. Betting more than this is considered a raise. The minimum raise is always at least double the previous raise or bet. In this example the big blind in an unraised pot is considered to be a bet albeit forced. Therefore betting 25 would be an illegal raise since it is a raise of only 5 on a previous bet of 20.
However, that is not the whole story. Bet increments are not necessarily tied to the blind multiples as you suggested. For example the first raise could be to 41 or 42 or 55 or anything up to what the player has in his stack. There is no rule about what the bet can be over and above the minimum bet.
2006-12-08 12:36:38 · answer #2 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BB is 20, a raise of 25 would be a total bet of 45. This is a LEGAL raise.
BB is 20, a raise of 5 would be a total bet of 25. This is NOT a Legal raise.
The raise must be at least the BB (20) making it a total bet of at least 40 With NO restriction on the raise meaning it could be a total bet of 40, 41, 45, 100... and so on.
Since the BB is 20, the person that tried to bet 25 is INCORRECT because he must either call the BB (20), Raise to At Least 40, or Fold.
Good Luck.
2006-12-08 15:52:11 · answer #3 · answered by ro88in59 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally in No limit holdem, the minimum bet/raise is the big blind or the previous raise for that round of betting. As long as these minimums are met, there are no rules on what values your bet can take.
For Example, if the BB is 20, and someone raises 40, then anyone wanting to reraise must reraise at least 40. The initial bet of 25 is OK
2006-12-08 14:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by Bigfoot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's no limit there is no restriction on any raise or bet other than it cannot be lower than the BB you set this at the start of the game and also decide if you want to increase the BB and SB as the game progresses or keep them static if you do increase them then the minimum bet raises with them. If it's pot limit then again the BB sets the minimum level but the amount in the pot sets a high level which you cannot go over when betting or raising
2006-12-08 12:25:26 · answer #5 · answered by Rod T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2x the original pullout;ie your value of bet when u retired,which would be 40,
2006-12-08 11:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by done it 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋