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best practice for players

"dealer, what was the action in front of me?"



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Good, good.

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or
"what was the previous player's bet?


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Not so good, unless you know that the opponent bet and are asking the amount. (In that case, "Bet" could not be reasonably interpreted as an action by you.) Following a check, this utterance could be interpreted as a bet. At least in NL you're only on the hook for one big blind, but you might regret reopening the betting accidentally.

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or
"what did he say?"



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Perfectly good.

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or
"what was his wager?"

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Hmmm, probably OK, since I've never heard "Wager" used as a verbal declaration at a poker table even though it's a synonym for bet. No reasonable floor could rule that you'd said, "Wager" as a binding verbal declaration.