Posted Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:41 am GMT by jama211
It's surprisingly hard to find this information on the net.
I have two questions.
Firstly, lets say it get's to the flop and one player raises $10.
Player two only has $5 left. can he go all in and play continues? Or does player one win by default?
I have been told that if you cannot meet a raise, you simply lose.
Secondly, if someone goes all in say $50, can the other player simply call and then raise any amount (lets say $10) and therefore win? (for the other player must call or fold)
I have been told if someone is raised more than someone else has, the player with less money loses by default. It can be very confusing.
In general what are the rules on "all in" ?
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Posted Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:51 am GMT by supafrey
No, that rule does not exist. It used to back in the days of 5 card draw in the wild wild west. ("I don't have that much money, so i'll put up my HORSE!")
Those don't exist. Now, when you have any amount of money, that's how much you can win, and in a two player situation, the extra money is simply returned to the better.
Example:
Fred and Mary are playing. Mary calls the 10 buck big blind. Fred decides to go all in for 50 bucks more. Mary only has 30 left, so she calls for what she has remaining. Even though he's put in 60 so far, she only has 40. Fred is returned 20 dollars, and they play for the 80 dollar pot. For info on situations with more than 2 people, look in the FAQ on this forum.
Posted Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:13 pm GMT by Muck
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I have been told that if you cannot meet a raise, you simply lose.
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I know this is a classic poker myth but look at the logic, if this was a rule the person at the table with the most money would just raise every hand all-in and win every hand by forcing everyone else to fold.
Posted Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:29 pm GMT by golddog
Now ask the followup question: why would Fred go all-in then? :D
(Think about things like position and what Fred might have)
Nice answer Muck and supa.
Posted Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:01 am GMT by jama211
Thanks for your help this has cleared things up for me.
Posted Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:56 am GMT by galderon
It might be useful to read up about side pots as well.
For example:
Andy has $1, Barney has $2, Charlie has $4 and Don has $8.
Andy bets $1 (all-in), Barney raises $1 (all-in), Charlie raises $2 (all-in) and Don calls.
This creates a main pot of $4 that anyone can win, a side pot of $3 that anyone but Andy can win, and a side pot of $4 that Charlie and Don can win.
Getting back to your original point, if Don raises all-in as well, he's basically creating a side pot with himself for $4, which he wins immediately. Thus, it really isn't a valid action.
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