[Toro]

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I agree with you Sponger. The strict enforcement of the rule ends up giving the other players an edge over the player who was technically incorrectly making his bet.

It's similar to the rule requiring players to show a losing hand they would prefer to muck which players use to get info when it's there to prevent collusion.

In both cases, players are using the rules for unintented purposes and gaining an edge over the game. Unfortunately, I don't have an answer to correct this since I suppose the game needs the "string" raise rule.