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eroswebmaster · 09-16-2007, 10:59 AM

Second part to my post.

Once again different rules for different houses.

For example playing $1/$2 at one local casino that has a racetrack, if you hold a $100 stack of redbirds in your hand and move it past the line to cut out a $40 bet, it's a $40 bet.

But at Greenvalley, you take that same stack and move it past the line to cut out a $40 bet, it is now a $100 bet.

In a live game situation, it is wise to almost always declare your intentions so you don't get called for a string raise, or a raise when you intended to call, or a raise in an amount for either less or more than you intended.

The action is to you, just say either, "fold, call, or raise." Once you declare raise, you can now put the "call" portion of the bet out, then cut out the amount you plan on raising, and then move that out there. Better yet, just declare the amount you intend to raise.

String raises are something I see everyday I play live.

For those who don't know what a string raise is, it is when someone for exaple makes a bet of $20, and you plan on raising it to $60. You put out the $20 without saying a word, then go back to your stack for the rest.

In poker, you get only ONE action, unless you declare what that action is. If you say raise in the example I stated above and move out $40 in chips and then you go back for $100 more. You can't, you have now raised them $20 more.

However, if in that same example, someone bets $20 into you, and you say, Raise to $100. You can now put out the $20, and in 4 separate motions bring out $80 more in chips because you declared the amounts.

There are reasons for these rules, if they didn't exist you'd see angle shooting all over the place.

The angle shot you'll see most often is someone with a stack of say $200, you bet $25, and they put out the $25 then move the rest of their stack in without saying anything, hoping others will fold immediately behind them.

You will see other players who planned on calling the $25 now fold, because they think it is now $200 to them. Always ask the dealer..."what's the action dealer?"

Never say..."raise?" Or..."Call?" As in, "is that a raise?" or "Is that a call?" Because just the one word, can now be a verbal declaration.

09-16-2007, 10:59 AM
eroswebmaster March 1st, 2003 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seat 4 @ Venetian Poker Room Posts: 20,295	Second part to my post. Once again different rules for different houses. For example playing $1/$2 at one local casino that has a racetrack, if you hold a $100 stack of redbirds in your hand and move it past the line to cut out a $40 bet, it's a $40 bet. But at Greenvalley, you take that same stack and move it past the line to cut out a $40 bet, it is now a $100 bet. In a live game situation, it is wise to almost always declare your intentions so you don't get called for a string raise, or a raise when you intended to call, or a raise in an amount for either less or more than you intended. The action is to you, just say either, "fold, call, or raise." Once you declare raise, you can now put the "call" portion of the bet out, then cut out the amount you plan on raising, and then move that out there. Better yet, just declare the amount you intend to raise. String raises are something I see everyday I play live. For those who don't know what a string raise is, it is when someone for exaple makes a bet of $20, and you plan on raising it to $60. You put out the $20 without saying a word, then go back to your stack for the rest. In poker, you get only ONE action, unless you declare what that action is. If you say raise in the example I stated above and move out $40 in chips and then you go back for $100 more. You can't, you have now raised them $20 more. However, if in that same example, someone bets $20 into you, and you say, Raise to $100. You can now put out the $20, and in 4 separate motions bring out $80 more in chips because you declared the amounts. There are reasons for these rules, if they didn't exist you'd see angle shooting all over the place. The angle shot you'll see most often is someone with a stack of say $200, you bet $25, and they put out the $25 then move the rest of their stack in without saying anything, hoping others will fold immediately behind them. You will see other players who planned on calling the $25 now fold, because they think it is now $200 to them. Always ask the dealer..."what's the action dealer?" Never say..."raise?" Or..."Call?" As in, "is that a raise?" or "Is that a call?" Because just the one word, can now be a verbal declaration. __________________ For rent - ICQ 127-027-910 Click here for more details Last edited by eroswebmaster; 09-16-2007 at 11:00 AM..