A Question about Betting?

[JMD]

Please let me know if this is correct.

In a NL Texas Hold 'Em tournament with the blinds at $25 & $50. During the pre-flop betting round where everyone either folds or checks. Now, the big blind has the option to raise. I know that he must raise his bet to $100, but can he raise to $125 or do all raises have to be in multiples of the big blind (in this case $50). Or does the raise have to be at least the amount of the big blind?

Thanks for your help!

JMD

[Poker_Vendetta]

In no-limit it must be atleast the size of the big blind, as you said raising it to 100, so anyone not in the blinds must call 100, or reraise and what not. Well, I think so anyway. Sorry, I'm in something of a hurry, if anyone thinks this is wrong do tell.

[Sundance]

Anyone wanting to play the hand must at least call the big blind at $50, anyone want to raise, including the BB, must raise to at least $100 (double the big blind) In NL a raise to $125 would be allowed as it is >$50, the BB opening bet.
Hope that helps.

[JMD]

Thanks for your help, now for one more question.

If the (BB) raised to $125 and someone wanted to re-raise the (BB) then they would have to raise it to at least $175, but essentially could re-raise to any amount since it is no limit. As long as the re-raise amount is equal to or greater than the $50 big blind.


Again many thanks!

[Sundance]

Yes, it is my understanding that while the blinds are $25/$50, that pre-flop and flop bets are in increments of $50, the turn and river bets are in increments of a minimum bet of $100 with raises being at least $200.
When the blinds increase, then so do the betting amounts in kind.

[JMD]

I think that I found the answer to my question.

I searched for polier rules on the web and found:

In no limit game, a bet, raise or re-raise must be equal to or greater than the previous raise.

So if the (BB) is $50 and gets raised to $125 (a raise of $75), and someone wants to re-raise their raise must be at least $75.

Could someone please confirm if this is correct?

[Sundance]

Betting Structure for No-Limit Texas Hold’em

Minimum raise: The raise amount must be at least as much as the previous bet or raise in the same round. As an example, if the first player to act bets $100 then the second player must raise a minimum of $100 (total bet of $200).

Maximum eligible raise: The size of your stack (your chips on the table)

http://www.bones-world.net/poker_rules.html

[JimTheBullet]

In general, the minimum raise is equal to the big blind OR the last bet or raise IN THAT ROUND - whichever is higher. There is one exception and that is if you want to go all in. In this case you may raise to an amount less than the specified minimum.

For example: the blinds are 50 / 100 and one player raises before the flop to 400 to go. If I want to raise, the minimum raise is another 300 making it 700 to go. If after the flop it is my turn and nobody has yet bet then I can put in a bet of 100 since the greater of the big blind (100) and the last bet or raise IN THIS ROUND (0) is 100. Say I put in this minimum bet and the player to my left at this point only has 150 chips left, he can raise to 150 because, even though this raise of 50 is less than the specified minimum, the raise takes him all in.

[Dave B]

In NL, if there has been a raise, the following raises MUST be at least as much as the previous raise, unless a player is raising to all in.

For example: Blinds $25/$50, button raises to $110 ($60 raise) 2nd raise must be at least to $170. If a player only has $150 total in chips, he can raise teh $110 raise to $150 by going all in.

This is especially useful late in a tourney against stort stacks. If they have 800TC and it is 250 to call, a raise to 525 will force them to call or go all in. They cannot reraise you for less than their entire stack.