raising all in

bigal36903

i have a question ..


why when i raise a short stack 320

he goes all in for 360 and another caller

why does it not give me the option for another raise and only a call or fold...

i should be able to 4 bet this, but on sky u can not

scrumdown

 very good question m8 often asked myself the same thing you can it live and on other sites

delaney09

In Response to raising all in:

i have a question .. why when i raise a short stack 320 he goes all in for 360 and another caller why does it not give me the option for another raise and only a call or fold... i should be able to 4 bet this, but on sky u can not
Posted by bigal36903

its under a minimum raise so you can't re-raise it on sky

GaryQQQ

His all-in doesn't count as a raise because it's for less chips than a minimum raise, under poker rules it only counts as a call, so you get no option to re-raise, all you're allowed to do is match his bet.

It's well worth bearing this in mind when bet-sizing with a short stack at the table.

This is a standard rule and should apply across all sites and in live games.

bigal36903

u should have the option so u can isolate and push the other player out


it needs sorting

acebarry10

In Response to Re: raising all in:

u should have the option so u can isolate and push the other player out it needs sorting
Posted by bigal36903

Sorry, but it is a poker rule, and rules are rules

bigal36903

thankyou for letting me know. i now know to leave more leaway  on the raise.

GaryQQQ

In Response to Re: raising all in:

thankyou for letting me know. i now know to leave more leaway  on the raise.
Posted by bigal36903

Yep, sometimes there's enough room for you to open a bit smaller than normal so that if the shortie goes all-in it will be big enough chips to count as a raise, then you can re-shove over the top and isolate, the other alternative is to open limp.

JingleMa

In Response to Re: raising all in:

u should have the option so u can isolate and push the other player out it needs sorting
Posted by bigal36903

It's against the rules.

Any site / establishment which allows you to re-raise to isolate the shortie's under-raise is breaking the rules of Texas no-limit hold-em.