[Drac]

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i do believe if you say i call anything before chips are placed out but after someone says raise, you are obligated to call anything with no raise. but i could be wrong.

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I don't think anything that comes out of his mouth is binding at that point as the action is not on him. It's like a guy with barely more than the BB left saying "I'm going to be all in this hand" as the cards are dealt and when the action gets to him he looks down at 7 2 off. He doesn't have to put his chips in. The exception to this is if he clearly says "I call" after the other player says raise, not "I'm going to call any raise" yada, yada, yada.

BTW, the initial issue clearly dictates the minimum raise be put in by the poster.