weird ruling

[Al_Capone_Junior]

First off this dealer is a moron. He doesn't understand diddly. The fact he's also being a condescending jerk should go far towards lessening his tips, and rightfully so. Next, the days of saying "raise" and having unlimited trips to and from your stack are LONG GONE. And it's not different in tournaments! Misconceptions like these so prevalent in the poker world these days are actually being amplified by their being so many know-it-all players and dealers!

Ironically, he got it half right. Had you said "raise," then put out the $20, you could have subsequently come back with the $50 and the total legal bet would be $70. But when you brought $50 across the line, you just raised $30, finished, done.

The betting line has morphed into the commitment line. You must either verbally state your bet or bring the entirety of your bet (or raise) across the line in one motion. NO MULTIPLE TRIPS, tournament, ring game or other! This is pretty standard these days, not sure where you play that there is so much confusion.

Seriously Hoss, the days of the fifty part legal string raise are pretty much only going to be found on VHS anymore.

Al