# Raising in Hold 'Em

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-in-hold-em/683779>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 15, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-in-hold-em/683779 "2014-03-15T17:39:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-in-hold-em/683779/1 "2014-03-15T17:39:11Z")

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Watching poker lately, I’ve noticed situations like this:

Bet of 20k, raise to 35k.

I thought the minimum raise was 40k.

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-in-hold-em/683779/2 "2014-03-15T17:56:50Z")

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Was this pre-flop? Maybe there was a 5k blind, 15k raise, 15k re-raise.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-in-hold-em/683779/3 "2014-03-15T17:59:13Z")

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IIRC post-flop. Also happens on turn.

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-in-hold-em/683779/4 "2014-03-15T18:00:16Z")

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That’s probably it. If the blind is 5k, and the first raise makes it 20k to go, the minimum raise is to 35k. It’s at least as much as the preceding raise, and can only be less if you are all in.

If it’s on the turn and the first bet is 20k I don’t understand how the raise can make it 35k unless it puts the player all in.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-in-hold-em/683779/5 "2014-03-15T18:11:30Z")

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People weren’t all-in, might not be explaining right.