Raise option issue

tempusfuge

On hand ID 496196019 I had an issue.

I was in BB and had AA so was thinking wahoo as you do when when you are dealt the best starting hand in poker. The betting starts there is a call followed by a raise by a short stack it comes round to me so I reraise. Then the person who called before calls again and then the short stack goes all in.

When it comes round to me I want to reraise to isolate the allin and get rid of the caller but the table only gives me the option of folding (which I am obviously never going to do) or calling. Why is this? Obviously now because it is only few extra chips the caller calls again. 

Thankfully I won the hand  but I think it is a major issue that I was even given the opportunity to raise, 

Machka

I'm pretty sure this is due to the under raise by the short stack all in.  There was a thread about it previously, I'll see if I can find it.

Machka

Can't find the thread but the basic rule is:

The full bet rule states that if the amount of an all-in bet is less than the minimum bet, or if the amount of an all-in raise is less than the full amount of the previous raise, it does not constitute a "real" raise, and therefore does not reopen the betting action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betting_in_poker

tempusfuge

In Response to Re: Raise option issue:

Can't find the thread but the basic rule is: The full bet rule states that if the amount of an all-in bet is less than the minimum bet, or if the amount of an all-in raise is less than the full amount of the previous raise, it does not constitute a "real" raise, and therefore does not reopen the betting action. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betting_in_poker
Posted by Machka

OK Thanks Aaron I'll factor that in in the future