Preflop, the minimum initial raise amount is the amount of the big blind, to a total bet of at least two big blinds.įor example, if the blinds are 200/400, and no one has raised before the action gets to you, you may call the 400, or raise to any amount 800 or more.
The minimum raise amount is always the amount of the previous raise (if any) or bet. If player A, facing no bet, bets 1000, and player B then raises to a total bet of 3000, the raise amount is 2000. To really understand how this works, we need to first wrap our heads around one critical distinction, and that is the difference between a “raise” amount and a “total bet” amount. There are two situations in which there is some confusion about the minimum raise amount.
