Re: Question about minimum allowed raise
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Fred can raise to 250 because the last raise was 100
blind: 50
raise : 100 = 150
next raise : 100 = 250
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Are you sure about that? My interpretation was that the first bet is a bet, not a raise. In the example, the first bet was 150, so any raise would nee to go to at least 300.
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Smoore is correct because the raise was for $100 (of $150 total bet, $50 calls the big blind and $100 is the raise). The next subsequent raise must be at least equal to the previous raise. Here is the blurb from one of rule handbooks (possibly Robert's Rules):
3. All raises must be equal to or greater than the size of the previous bet or raise on that betting round, except for an all-in wager. A player who has already acted and is not facing a fullsize wager may not subsequently raise an all-in bet that is less than the minimum bet (which is the amount of the minimum bring-in), or less than the full size of the last bet or raise. (The half-the-size rule for reopening the betting is for limit poker only.)
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