Re: Question on raising/\"one chip rule\"
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1/2 NL game:
First player raises to $6
Second player throws out two red ($5) chips without saying anything.
Is this a call or a raise to $10?
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I dont see how this is a call. 1/2 blinds, first raise is 4 more to 6 total. Player throws out 10 which is 4 more (the minimum raise allowable). Dealer should announce "raise to 10" and if the player says "no, it's just a call" before any action takes place, then it's a call. Otherwise, the bet is 100% correct for the minimum raise. It's not 1 chip and the 1 chip rule has virtually nothing to do with 2 chips being thrown in at the same time.
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The thing about this rule is that the bet should never be unclear to the table. You should never have to ask a player if he is raising or calling unless he mumbles something and you are unclear on what he said. Throwing two five dollar chips out makes it unclear and as a poster said before, you go with the least aggressive action.
However, if you throw out a red, and five white you have a raise every time. Because you are making it crystal clear that you are intending to make it ten dollars straight.
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