Poker Betting Rules

Limit Poker Betting Structure:

1. Any limit game will have two betting limits specified- one low, and one high. For example, a game of $2/4 Limit Holdem will have blinds of $1 and $2, a low betting limit of $2, and a high betting limit of $4.
   
2. The standard bet in the first two betting rounds of a limit poker game is equal to the game’s lowest limit. For example, in a game of $2/4 Seven Card Stud, the bet size will be $2 on both third and fourth streets.
   
3. The standard bet in the final three rounds of a limit poker game is equal to the game’s highest limit. For example, in a game of $2/4 Seven Card Stud, the bet size will be $4 on fifth, sixth and seventh streets.
   
4. Usually, there can be no more than one bet and three raises per round of betting. Once the third raise has been reached, betting is said to be ‘capped’.
   

No Limit Poker Betting Structure:

1. In No Limit games, players are free to bet any amount that they wish as long as it is at least the size of the game’s big blind. For example, in a game of $1/2 No Limit Holdem, players can bet a minimum of $2, and any amount above that as they please.
   
2. If a player wishes to raise a bet, the raise must be a minimum of twice the size of the original bet. For example, if Joe has bet $4 in a game of $1/2 No Limit Holdem, and Bill wishes to raise, Bill’s must raise a minimum of $4 extra.
   
3. The maximum a player may bet in a No Limit poker game is determined by the amount of money he has in his stack. For example, if Bill has $200 on the table, bill can bet a maximum of $200 dollars- he can not add chips in the middle of a hand.
   

Pot Limit Poker Betting Structure:

1. In a game of Pot Limit poker, the minimum bet is always equal to the size of the big blind. For example, in a game of $1/2 Pot Limit Omaha, the minimum bet would be $5.
   
2. If a player wishes to raise, he must raise at least the amount of the previous bet on the table. For example, if Joe has bet $2, and Bill wants to raise, Bill’s raise must be at least $2.
   
3. In a game of Pot Limit poker, the maximum bet is determined by the size of the accumulated pot. For example, if in a game of Pot Limit Omaha, Joe bets $5 into a $30 pot, and Bill wants to raise, Bill may raise a minimum of $5 and a maximum of $35.