Re: I\'ll put you all-in
SlamDunk, I think it's fine if a raiser wants to know how much his opponent has left, and then raise that amount. I don't know if you're technically obligated to tell me, but I assume that in a real tournament I could ask the dealer for his chip count and get it. I don't see a problem with this at all, and to refuse to offer a chip count just strikes me as being a dick and angry about being put at a decision for all your chips.
With that said, I think people like to say "I put you all-in" simply because of the psychological factor. It drives home the point that HE is putting YOU at a decision for all of your YOUR chips, not his. It is far more dramatic than announcing all-in to cover the original bettor, and a lot of megalomaniacs at my home games like to use it. It makes them feel big, I guess?
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