How to Play - Limits
The only difference between Fixed Limit, No Limit, and Pot Limit is
the amount players can bet or raise when it is their turn to act.
In Fixed Limit, the amount a player can bet is determined by the limits
and the current betting round.
The rules for the amount a player can bet in No Limit is determined
by the size of the blinds, the amount of chips bet by previous players
in the current betting round, and the amount of chips the player
has left.
In Pot Limit, the rules for determining the amount a player can bet
are determined similarly to No Limit, except that there is a limit
on the maximum bet determined by the size of the pot and the action
in the current betting round.
Fixed Limit betting rules
Maximum bet / raise
In limit games the maximum bet or raise a player can make in the
first and second betting rounds is equal to the amount of the low
limit of the table (e.g. in a $1/$2 limit game, the bet players
can make in rounds 1 and 2 is $1). In the third and fourth betting
rounds, players can bet the value of the high limit (e.g. in a $1/$2
limit game, players can bet $2 in the third and fourth rounds).
Minimum bet / raise
The Minimum bet or raise a player can make is equal to the largest
previous raise in the current betting round. If no bets have been
made, then the minimum bet or raise is equal to the size of the big
blind.
No Limit betting rules
Maximum bet / raise
The maximum bet or raise a player can make is an “all-in”
bet. At any point when it is the player’s turn to act, he
can bet all the chips he has at the table.
Minimum bet / raise
At the beginning of each betting round, the minimum bet allowed
is reset and starts at the size of the big blind.
The Minimum bet or raise a player can make is equal to the largest
previous raise in the current betting round. If no bets have been
made, then the minimum bet or raise is equal to the size of the
big blind.
Under raises (all-in bets)
If a player does not have enough chips to make the minimum raise,
but has more than it would cost to call, the player still has the
option to make a raise by going “all-in”.
Pot Limit betting rules
Maximum bet / raise
The maximum bet or raise allowed in Pot Limit is equal to the amount
of chips in the pot so far in the current hand.
The calculation of the maximum raise allowed by a player includes
the amount that the player must call before he raises.
Minimum bet / raise
The minimum bet or raise a player can make in Pot Limit is equal
to the largest previous bet in the current betting round. If no
bets have been made, then the minimum bet or raise is equal to the
size of the big blind.
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