Re: Tournament question from a novice

doggystyle wrote:
Oh yes there is. But it just so happens that you are one of those"*** tingling"
, anal retentive morons that would read a 2000 word text , just to find an error
in punctuation, so as not to address the issue in front of you

You see, this is what make responding to your posts in this thread so difficult. Between the top posting and uncorrelated statements, it's hard to know what the hell you are trying to say.

In this case: "Oh yes there is." Oh yes WHAT is?

And, I've been trying to clarify the rules as they are most commonly found in no-limit poker today -- not trying to find some minor exception to your "absolutely" and "100%," silly though they may be.


On Dec 27 2007 4:18 PM, Joe Long wrote:

doggystyle wrote:
ABSOLUTELY WRONG ON THE FIRST PART

Especially "preflop" any over size chip, put in the pot , without declaring
a
raise , is absolutely always just a call.

Preflop you cannot open the action with a bet, there is already a bet in front of you (the blind) and your only options are fold, call or raise. So yes, the norm is that a single oversize chip is a call unless you announce "raise" before tossing in the chip.

Postflop, if you are opening the action, "call" is not an option, and neither is "raise." There is nothing to call or raise. You can either check or bet. In that situation, if you toss out one oversize chip without first declaring your action, the norm is that the value of that chip is the size of your bet.

The way to avoid any mistakes, disputes or misunderstandings is to always verbally declare your action before putting any chips in the pot.

(BTW, nothing in poker is "absolutely always." Rules and customs do vary.)


--
Joe Long aka ChipRider
Somewhere on the Range



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