"I raise 20"

[Meatmaw]

I've been getting confused and hearing differing opinions. When I hear the phrase "I raise 100" or "Raise 100", I infer it to mean "I call and raise 100". Is there some segment or some publications, shows, whatever, where the phrase "I raise 100" means "I raise the bet up to 100"? It's been confusing me when people say "raise 3BB" and they mean "call and raise the bet to 3BB" etc.

Which is it, or is it just all over the place?

[Lottery Larry]

It should mean "I raise 20 MORE" (or, in your terms, call the bet and raise 20 more)

The proper term for the other way is "I raise TO 20" or "Raise UP TO 20" to avoid the confusion.

If someone is doing something unclear on a regular basis, I start asking them each time what they mean exactly- even if I'm not in the hand. After getting bugged by my repeated requests, they often start doing it "properly"

[Doc7]

"Make it 20 all day"

[bravos1]

"20 to go"

[samjjones]

I always say "Make it...". No ambiguity there.

[chaas4747]

I always declare a raise, then say "20 total".

[Diggslick]

Am I the only one who dosent know which way that means, 20 more or 20 total?

[Lottery Larry]

We use that to mean total, ourselves.

It really doesn't matter what phrases you use, as long as the group agrees to a standard terminology. That way, when someone gets creative, you can always clarify by asking "is it 20 to go?" and everyone will know what that means.

[MeridianFC]

I agree with above.

We do "raise to 20" meaning make the total bet 20

"20 more" "20 on top" "bump to 20" etc. to be 20 in addition to the previous bet.

[AliasMrJones]

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I agree with above.

We do "raise to 20" meaning make the total bet 20

"20 more" "20 on top" "bump to 20" etc. to be 20 in addition to the previous bet.

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I would think "bump to 20" would mean the same as "raise to 20" meaning to 20 total, not 20 more.

For the record, I always use "raise to X" and mean to X total, not X more.