PL, how to calculate "pot" raises?

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I've only played pot-limit once and have a basic question:

Does the dealer stack the chips into uniform numbers of chips as they come in so the players know what's in the pot at any given time or do you have to add it all up in your head? I'm supposing that the chips get stacked but I'm not sure.

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No the chips don't get stacked. You should keep track, but you can ask the dealer what the pot size is.

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This is the correct answer; however, there is a significant number of rooms that use dealers that aren't able to keep track (or the people running the place don't know any better) that have the dealer stack them so they can count the pot if someone asks how much is in the pot.

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I don't know about those formulas(3+n or whatever), I simply double whatever it is to me and then add all the money currently in the pot to that.

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Say in a 10/20 blind game, UTG limps, MP limps, and the button wants to raise "pot" how much is the raise/total bet from the button?

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It's 20 to you so double that=40
Then add utg(20)+MP(20)+SB(10)+BB(20)=70
70+40=110


If they min raise then it's $40 to you, double that=80
Then add whats in the pot 40+40+10+20=110
pot size raise=190

[Troll_Inc]

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Follow up questions...

What areas tend to be "troublesome" in live PL games? I would imagine that the sizing of bets can be problematic. Are there any specific situations that tend to cause problems or situations I should pay extra close attention to protect myself?


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Never say pot unless you really mean pot. If there was some decent preflop action, i.e. a raise and a lot of callers and someone bets a good amount on the flop (it doesn't have to be pot even), then a second player reraises and says "pot" it is often going to be a lot of money...much more than an inexperienced pot limit player would imagine, often "all in" would be more apt than "pot". I would just say "raise" and then determine how much you are going to bet even using the dealer's help if need be.

Also, for a home game or even in a casino with an inexperienced dealer, you can round to the closest $5 or so by alls agreement (for a $1/$2 game). This will speed action.