raising when in for blind (1 Viewer)

[spazy2290]

I've confused myself and can't come to a definitive answer on my own. If I am in for the small blind lets say for a $1, and i want to raise it to 15 would i put in 15 and take back my blind or would i put in 13 and keep my blind out there? Sorry if this is a newbie question.

 

[trever]

Either way is fine, but be careful about how you do it.

If you just say "raise" and push forward $15 in chips, you have technically raised your blind plus $15. Best to declare your raise amount first, then pull back your blind, then push in your total bet amount.

 

[spikeithard]

Trever is right. Always announce 'raise' so there is no gray area in your actions. If you say 15 dollars, and throw in 3 reds, the dealer will return your 1 blind if you don't take it

That answer your question?

 

[detroitdad]

concur.

Just announce the exact amount that you want to raise to. Everything else will work itself out.

 

[Anthony Martino]

You don't want to raise cause it's my big blind

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

The clearest way is to say "Raise to" then the total number you want to raise to. Avoids any confusion. You could also say "raise 'X' on top", which is also acceptable. Just please don't be one of those guys who says "all day" or "to go" or "zippy skippy" or whatever the cool phrase is nowadays. Unless of course you want me rolling my eyes every time you put chips in play.

 

[Johnny b]

You would NOT put in 13 and keep your blind out there. That would only be $14.00. You said raise to 15, so put in 14 bucks more since you have a dollar in already. Or put in 15 and take a dollar back. Do what ever you want as long as there is 15 bucks in front of you. If you say raise 15 then you need 17 in front of you.

 

[Ronoh]

Just please don't be one of those guys who says "all day" or "to go" or "zippy skippy" or whatever the cool phrase is nowadays.

+awholedarnlot

 

[Mental Nomad]

A couple of people suggested you could say "raise by" or "raise X on top..."

I just wanted to point out that you didn't say what the other action at the table was. If you say "raise by 15", it doesn't mean $15 on top of your $1 blind; it means $15 on top of the current bet, whatever that is. Even if nobody had raised, you were the small blind... so the bet must be at least $2 already, right? "Raise by $15" is 15 above 2... so it's the same as "Raise to $17."

If you want the total bet to be $15, the safest thing is to say "raise to $15" or "make it $15." These refer to the total bet.
If the bet had been $2 before you acted, this would be the same as saying, "raise by $13."
If the bet had been $6 before you acted, this would be the same as saying, "raise by $9."
All three of these examples put the current total at $15.

Once the bet is verbally at $15... it doesn't matter how you do it. You can add $14 to your $1, or you can put up $15 in redbirds and take back the $1... if you have a professional dealer, you can even just put up $15 in redbirds, and the dealer will take care of kicking back your $1 for you.

 

[CdnBeerLover]

If you want the total bet to be $15, the safest thing is to say "raise to $15" or "make it $15." These refer to the total bet.

In our games, some players say "raise" followed by "make it $15", which is invariably followed by someone asking "on top or total?", as some players interpret this as "make the raise $15".

I prefer people just say "make it $15 total", as it makes the intent clear.