Is 15/30 a 15 game or a 30 game?

[bisonbison]

Hey hipsters,

When someone says, "I saw you playing in the 20 game," are they talking about a 10/20 or a 20/40, or is it contextual?

[PseudoPserious]

Everytime I've heard a limit game referred to by a single number, it was always the big bet.

Of course, "everytime" in this case is precisely "twice".

PP

[RocketManJames]

From my understanding, and from what my friends (who play bigger) say... they always refer to the Small Bet.

A 15 game is 15/30, a 20 game is 20/40. But I never hear them calling my game the 6. I guess it's not cool if you're a small-stakes slug.

-RMJ

[Chris Daddy Cool]

hey duders. when they say 40 game. they mean 40/80. no idea why, but thats just how it is.

[Ed Miller]

"The 20 game" is $20-$40.

[morgant]

they are refering to 20/40.
the sb denotes the game

[RED_RAIN]

So "I play in the fifty game"....(.5/1 game) hehehe

[Ponks]

One day man, one day.

Ponks

[HajiShirazu]

What is the lower limit for using this method of game description? From what I have seen it's 15. But I don't play that big so I don't know anyway.

[bisonbison]

I think in order to sound good, the lower bet needs two syllables.

[Cazz]

No, no, no.

It is pronounced "fiddy", as in Fiddy Cent.

[Ulysses]

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I think in order to sound good, the lower bet needs two syllables.

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The rule is two syllables.

So:

$3/6 = three-six
$5/10 = five-ten
$10/20 = ten-twen
$15/30 = fifteen
$30/60 = thirty

etc.

[moondogg]

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No, no, no.

It is pronounced "fiddy", as in Fiddy Cent.

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Pronounced correctly, "fiddy" should roll off the tounge in a single syllable, while (as described in the other posts) two syllables is the absolute minimum for such expressions.

Hence, for .5/1, the correct expression is: "I whomp shiznit in the fiddy-one game, biznitch."