Thanks!

Antoine

Antoine,

If player 2 folds, they forfeit their rights to the main pot. A side pot is a continuation of the original hand. It is only considered a separate set of betting.

Your site has been a great help. Thanks!

I am a regular visitor of your site actually, but still, I have some questions in mind that up to now were not yet answered.

Can you explain to me the betting side of the game? What are the important things I need to know about it? It seems quite confusing to me.

Alexzander

Alexzander,

Before each hand, the two players to the left of the button put up forced bets known as blinds. The first player puts up a small blind, and the second player puts up a big blind. The small blind is half the size of the big blind. In a $1-$2 blind No Limit Holdem game, the small blind is $1 and the big blind $2.

The first player after the big blind is the under the gun position and has the option to either call, raise, or fold. If they raise, they must raise at least the size of the big blind. The same decision is faced by each person until the action returns around to the blind. If nobody has raised the pot, the small blind may either call the big blind, raise, or fold. If the small blind does not raise, the big blind then has the option to either raise or check.

When choosing to raise the pot, a standard raise is considered to be 3 and one half times the big blind. You do have the option of raising up to the total amount in your stack.

Thanks. Your help will be much appreciated.

Hudson

Hudson,

This depends on whether the game is Limit or No Limit. If the game is No Limit, the minimum bet is the size of the big blind up to a player’s entire stack. This is true for all betting streets. If the game is limit, the turn and river bets are in increments that are double the big blind. Preflop and on the flop, betting is equal to the big blind amount in Limit Holdem.

I’m wondering if who is entitled for which pot. Who wins what? And how can I find out the answer?

If possible, kindly explain things to me in a simple manner. And if you can, please cite a specific situation. Let’s say for an instance there are four players who go all in on the same betting round and walk me through. In your opinion, how can I effectively ascertain who wins what?

Thanks in advance.

Nice and helpful site!

Jaheim

Jaheim,

I will give you an example of a situation involving four players who go all in but have different stack sizes. Player A has 2,000 chips, Player B has 5,000 chips, Player C has 1,000 chips, and Player D has 8,000 chips. The blinds are 250 and 500 and player D has the button. Player A posts 250 for the small blind and Player B posts 500 for the big. Player C moves all in for 1,000 chips. Player D then raises to 5,000 which is enough to cover the rest of the table. Both Player A and B call.

There will be three side pots in this scenario. First we will start with the shortest stack. Pull 1,000 from each stack and make that the main pot. Every player will be eligible for this pot. Next, take the remaining 1,000 from Player A, pull 1,000 from Player B and D, and make a second side pot. Players A, B, and D are eligible for this pot. Now take the remaining 3,000 from player B’s stack and put it with the remaining 3,000 from player D’s bet and make a third side pot.

The pots are then awarded based on the last one created. Players B and D will show down for side pot 3. The winner will then face off with player A for side pot 2. The winner of side pot 2 will face off with Player C for the main pot.

For some time now, I’ve been holding no limit home games. One thing I’ve noticed is that in most of the games, dispute and some sort of chaos and argument were always there.

Well, we have a certain system of raising blinds every 15 minutes to basically keep the game time to around 1 – 1.5 Hours; by which we are totally sure to be ideal. However, it’s not the same thing when it comes to raising and betting amounts.

At some point, we have assumed the following:

1. In every round of betting, the minimum bet will always be the size of the big blind.
2. The minimum bet is set at this larger amount and is incremental whenever someone bets bigger than the big blind.

Do you think we have made the right assumptions or rules?

Please, any comment or advice will do.

Thank you so much.

Jarvis

Jarvis,

1. The minimum bet on each street is indeed the size of the big blind.
2. An initial bet by a player may be made either the size of the minimum bet or up to their entire stack. After a player raises, the next player to raise in that round of betting must raise the amount of the prior raise. For instance, if the minimum bet is 200 and you bet out 350, then the raise must be at least 350.
3. Based on my understanding of your question, you are following proper procedure for NL games.

In my experience, the community cards have something to with player 1 with an Ace and and player 2 who has 5 and 7.

A friend of mine believed at some point that the pot should be given to him as he has the extinct advantage already. But I disagreed because I know poker isn’t just about playing the hand that we are dealt, but also about strategy of playing through betting and playing the odds. I also know that having a stronger hand in poker even at the start will not always entitle you to a win.

Am I right with such things?

Please, any advice? Thanks in advance.

Kyle John

Kyle,

From the example above, it appears that the board cards are 10-J-Q-K-A. In this event, both players would hold an ace high straight. The player with an ace in his hand does not hold an advantage since both players have the same five card hand. The pot in this case would be split.

Thanks in advance.

Nathen

Nathen,

After the flop, the person to the left of the dealer button is the first person with the option to bet.

For you, who do you think amongst the players should first show his hand when the betting is finally over? Ever since, I follow the rule by which whoever called should be the first one to show the hand. However, one of my friends just recently went to Tunica, and there he discovered that whoever is left of the dealer should show first. I’m really confused, any comment?

Thank you for your time.

William

William,

This is a topic that has cause a lot of debate. So much so, that the Tournament Director’s Association came up with a rule regarding this for tournament play. Rule 37 of TDA Rules states, “At the end of last round of betting, the player who made the last aggressive action in that betting round must show first. If there was no bet the player to the left of the button shows first and so on clockwise. In stud games, the player with the high board must show first. In razz, the lowest board shows first.”

Many casinos have adopted this rule as their own policy. By this rule, the last person to be or raise must show first. Otherwise, it is the left of the button.