Betting
Check, bet, call, raise, and what each costs.
- 01, open this step in the interactive versionPot$10
The money in the middle is the pot. Players add to it by betting. Whoever wins the hand takes all of it.
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If nobody has bet yet this round, you can check: stay in without paying. Or you can bet.
- 03, open this step in the interactive versionPot$10, their bet $5
Once someone bets, you have three choices: fold and give up the hand, call by matching the bet, or raise.
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The pot is $10. They bet $5. What does it cost you to call?
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answer$5
whyYou match their bet. Once you call, the pot is $20.
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You’d rather raise. What is the smallest raise allowed?
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answerTo $10
whyA raise has to add at least as much as the bet before it. Their bet was $5, so you raise to $10 or more.
- 06, open this step in the interactive versionPot$10, their bet $10
No-limit means there is no cap. You can bet any amount, up to all the chips in front of you.
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The pot is $10 and they bet $10. If you call $10, how much is in the pot at the end?
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answer$30
whyThe $10 pot, their $10, and your $10. You pay a third of what you could win.
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What you pay against what you can win is the price of every decision. Next: what happens when someone is all-in.