How to Bet in Poker

The “Pot” is calculated as follows: three times the previous bet or raise, plus the total of all the other bets placed For example: “Small Blind”: 5, “Big

For many years now the 3x + 1 for each limper has arguably been the standard pre-flop bet size favoured by the majority of skilled poker players These days

maximum poker bet The maximum first bet is fifty cents, and the maximum raise is fifty cents However, during one round of betting, raises may total no more than one dollar

maximum raise at a poker table A game with two betting rounds allows a maximum of a bet and four raises [See Section 16 – “Explanations,” discussion #6, for more