What is the best way to Verbally declare a Raise??
The rule "Raises must be at least equal to the previous bet or raise (unless going all-in)" sometimes confuses folks, especially those new to tourneys and No Limit. This confusion is made worse because people declare raises in different ways. I'd like to simplify things and avoid wager mistakes.
Example: Blinds are 100/200. Fred says "Raise...400" and puts in T600 chips of various denominations. John says "call" and puts in T400, thinking that is what Fred meant.
So my question is: what is the best way to verbally declare a raise:
A - "Raise 400" (I see your bet and raise an additional 400, for a total of 600)
B - "Raise to 600" (my total bet, including a raise, is 600)
C - You are way to anal, ptmusic; let it flow....
A makes it easy to know the minimum raise for the following action.
B makes it easy to know the actual amount bet.
Thanks,
ptmusic
p.s. I've been in the audience of a WPT final table, and I've seen the pros get a bit confused over this!
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