Pot-limit calculator.

Questions people ask

How do you work out a pot-sized raise?

Call first, then raise by the size of the pot after your call. Facing a $10 bet into a $20 pot, calling makes the pot $40, so you can raise $40 more: a raise to $50.

Is there a quick way to do it?

Raise to 3 × the bet, plus everything else in the pot. Everything else means the pot before the bet plus any calls, not the bet itself and not chips you already have in front of you. A $10 bet into $20: 3 × 10 + 20 = $50. If someone also called the $10: 3 × 10 + 30 = $60.

What is a pot raise before the flop?

The blinds count as bets, and the big blind is the bet you face. With $1/$2 blinds, the first player can raise to $7: call $2 to make the pot $5, then raise $5. If the next player re-raises the pot: call $7 to make the pot $17, then raise $17, to $24.

Why does pot limit exist?

It keeps bets in proportion to the pot. With four cards, hands run close together and big draws are common. Capping each bet at the pot makes pots grow a step at a time and leaves room to play after the flop, instead of everyone moving all-in before it.

When can I go all-in?

Only when your whole stack is no bigger than the most the pot allows. With more chips than that, the most you can put in is a pot-sized raise, and it takes more raises or more betting rounds to get the rest in.

What's the smallest raise I can make?

The same as in no-limit: the raise must be at least as big as the last bet or raise. Facing a $10 bet, you can raise to anything from $20 up to the pot limit.