Is this a string bet?

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Dealer calls a string bet. Legit or not?

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Nope. <font color="red">Dealers can't call string bets.</font> Only players in the hand.

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<font color="red">Wrong.</font>



Poker Tournament Directors Association:

<font color="blue">Rule #39:String Raises. Dealers will be responsible for calling string raises.</font>

TDA Web Site

And...

According to Robert's Rules of Poker:

String raises are not allowed. <font color="blue">The dealer should enforce obvious infractions to this string-raise law without being asked.</font> To protect your right to raise, you should either declare your intention verbally or place the proper amount of chips into the pot. Putting a full bet plus a half-bet or more into the pot is considered to be the same as announcing a raise, and the raise must be completed. (This does not apply in the use of a single chip of greater value.)

Robert's Rules of Poker


And, yes it will vary from location to location- but most dealers (that I've sat at tables with) call string bets. The reason- if a player is forced to call a string bet it can convey weakness in your hand. If your hand is strong you want as much money in the pot.

Hope this helps.