Posts Tagged bet
Options for the Small Blind and Big Blind
Posted by WSOP in Texas Holdem FAQ on September 30th, 2008
Hello,
There are some things that have been bothering my mind for some time now. Hope you can help me out.
- Say in a $3/5 limit game, small blind puts in $1 and big blind puts in $3. Then the next to act is the person to the left of the big blind. What do you think, does he need to bet or check? By the way, the person being talked about here is in the “under the gun” position.
- How about if the person bets $3 and there are calls all the way around. Do you think the small blind has to call $3? Or else just have to call $2 for getting a credit for his $1 small blind ante? How about for the big blind? I guess it will be the same thing.
Thanks!
Michael James
Michael,
- The blinds are forced bets and therefore each player at the table must at least call the $3 big blind in order to stay in the pot. The under the gun player’s only options are to call or raise. They cannot check.
- The small blind only has to complete the big blind bet of $3. If the pot is not raised by the time action is back on the big blind, the big blind can either check or raise.
The Cards Before the Betting Round
Posted by WSOP in Texas Holdem FAQ on September 30th, 2008
Hi there!
Once, in a no limit heads up game, I was playing and the other player was dealing. Eventually, after the river was dealt I went all in. Unexpectedly, the other player did not call or did some stuff instead just turned his cards over.
To my surprise, he thought he won everything that was in the pot. When I, certainly believe that it was the same amount from me that he has in the pot that he actually won over me. Any advice?
Thank you.
Jullian
Jullian,
If your opponent did not call your bet on the river, he did not win any part of the pot. In order for him to win the pot, he first must call your bet.
Raising Issue
Posted by WSOP in Texas Holdem FAQ on September 30th, 2008
For example we have seen the flop and player A has $20, player B has $8, and player C has $20. Supposing that player A who is the first to act bets $5, and then player B follows by raising all-in $8.
What do you think, should the bet to player C be $8 or else $10?
Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks!
Andrew
Andrew,
Since player C is calling a raise, the amount that he needs to call is $8.
Check and Re-raise?
Posted by WSOP in Texas Holdem FAQ on September 29th, 2008
Hello,
I’ve got something in mind. Supposing, I’d be playing with a few of my friends soon. Then, during the bet, one of my friends would check, eventually the next person would raise, and after which would get back to him and then would actually re-raise. What do you think, is this something possible? I believe that once you check and someone puts in a bet, you can only call that bet and you cannot re-raise at all for you have already checked. Am I right?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Mark John
Mark,
Unfortunately, you are incorrect. Check-raising is a perfectly acceptable move in poker now. In the past this move was frowned upon, and even outlawed in casinos. Now the move is not only accepted, but a move that ever poker player needs to develop. Check-raising allows you to extract extra bets from people when you have big hands and to get free cards when you are drawing.