Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Baton Rouge
Posts: 18
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Alot of new players dont understand that you cannot call and then raise. When there is a bet and the action gets to you, then you can EITHER call or you can raise. You can't do both because a verbal bet is binding, meaning that if you say it, you are forced to do it. The only thing you can do is the first thing you said you were going to do. The casinos and cardrooms have this rule as a game protection device based on "shots" that have been taken from players seeking to foresee action behind them. The string bet rule serves as a precautionary measure. The best thing to do is to speak your game. If you want to call, say "call", and if you want to raise, say "raise". Keep in mind that the first thing you say is the only thing you can do. Forget about all the old movies you've seen where someone says "I call your bet... and I raise it". It is illegal in anything other than unorganized home games. Not to mention the fact that little things like these are precisely what labels you as the "fish".
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