String Bet?

KJL · #1 10-13-2005, 05:06 PM

I was at a home game the other day, when this hand came up. Basically, it was a heads-up pot on the flop, between the host and a new player. The host bet $10 and the new player said; "I see your $10 and raise you all-in". Now the host was semi-bluffing and didn't want to be raised. He called a string bet on the new player. The new player said it was acceptable to say; "I see and raise" but not "I call and raise". Nobody was really sure on the correct ruling but, we decided that we would give the new player the benefit of the doubt here. Just wondering the correct ruling.

spicychili · #2 10-13-2005, 05:48 PM

First words out of your mouth are binding. I see ......

That is calling the bet.

paperboyNC · #3 10-13-2005, 06:49 PM

Yes, it's a string bet and shouldn't be allowed.

vox · #4 10-13-2005, 07:09 PM

My brother brought one of his girlfriends to my Wednesday night $10 NLHE game, and was playing like a maniac. She said "I call the $2 and raise...; I said "the hell you do", and enforced the string bet rule like a true nit.

Strangely, what my brother got mad about was when I told her "your fives are good" and she called my all-in on the river. My hand was good, and they left shortly after. I don't see her with him much anymore.

KJL · #5 10-13-2005, 07:17 PM

Thanks guys, I couldn't see any difference between "I call" and "I see" either, but just wanted to be sure.

tonypaladino · #6 10-13-2005, 09:22 PM

100% string raise.

CrazyN8 · #7 10-13-2005, 11:47 PM

string bet

it was probably a good move not beating him over the head with a chair, also.

somapopper · #8 10-14-2005, 04:40 AM

If there was a pause i.e.:

I see your bet.....
AND Raise you all in! Hahaha!

then it's a string bet.

However, if he said it all at once, which seemed to be the case from your post, claiming this is a sting bet is not cool.

1. The host is trying to angle shoot in his own damn game, he should try and have some class.

2. It's a string bet in Vegas, but you aren't in Vegas.

3. The application of the rule here clearly violates the spirit of the rule, like asking to see a mucked hand when you don't suspect collusion.

To the other posters: when you sit down at a game, do you find yourself nodding in agreement when the eighty year old nit bursts out in rage after an hour of silence about some minor violation of the rules that is usually directed at the bigest donator in the game? Don't be that guy people. Don't be that guy.

edit: Didn't mean to sound overly harsh. If y'all believe this rule is necessary to run a smooth game, I accept that. This just seems like taking it too far to me.

Lottery Larry · #9 10-14-2005, 10:33 AM

It's a string raise.

KJL · #10 10-14-2005, 05:44 PM

I agree, the host was definitely taking it too far. Most of the players didn't think the new player was right, we sided with the new player because no body ever calls string bets and the host was just trying to see the turn for free.