Check what the control displays
“Raise to 300” means a total contribution of 300 for the round. “Raise by 200” describes the increase above the current wager. Interfaces may display a total or an additional amount; read the control and confirmation before submitting.
100 → 300: the next minimum is 500
In a no-limit example, the big blind is 100 and A raises to 300: a 200 increment. B’s next full raise must be at least to 500, the current 300 plus 200. The rule does not require doubling 300 to 600.
Your blind counts toward your contribution
If you posted the 100 big blind and face a total of 300, calling costs another 200. Raising legally to 500 requires another 400 from you. The wager total, raise increment and chips newly added are three different numbers.
A short all-in may not reopen raising
A bets 100 and B can only go all-in to 150. B’s 50 increase is not a full 100 raise. Whether a player who already acted may raise again depends on the cumulative increase they face and the applicable rules. Players who have not yet acted retain their legal options.
Fixed-limit and pot-limit have different boundaries
These examples explain no-limit full raises. Fixed-limit uses specified betting units; pot-limit also limits the maximum raise. Live rules about a single oversized chip, verbal declarations and string bets require more than arithmetic alone.
Worked examples: who can raise after a short all-in?
These are separate no-limit Hold’em flop examples: A, B and C in Example 1; A, B, C and D in Example 2. All remain in the hand initially and act in alphabetical order. Assume a big blind of 100, with no straddle or extra forced-bet variation. Everyone starts this round at 0; A makes the first bet of 100. Except those marked all-in, players have enough chips for all listed calls and full raises. Amounts are teaching chips. “All-in to 150” and “raise to 250” mean round totals, not extra chips.
These examples explain no-limit raising under Poker TDA 2026 Rules 45A and 49A. The fixed-limit 50% reopening threshold does not apply here. Before playing, check the published rules of your chosen table or event.
- Example 1, C has not acted this round: A bets 100 and B goes all-in for 150 total. C may fold, call 150, or raise fully to a total of at least 150 + 100 = 250. Assume C calls 150.
- Back to A: the increase faced is 150 − 100 = 50, below the full bet of 100. A may add 50 to call or fold, but may not raise. Having another decision does not itself reopen raising.
- Example 2, two short all-ins: A bets 100, B goes all-in to 150 total, and C goes all-in to 200 total, another increase of 50. D has not acted this round and may fold, call 200, or raise fully to a total of at least 200 + 100 = 300. Assume D calls 200.
- Back to A: the cumulative increase is 200 − 100 = 100, so raising reopens. A may add 100 to call, fold, or raise fully to at least 300. Raising to 300 means A adds 300 − 100 = 200.
- The full-raise increment remains 100, not the latest short increase of 50. If A raises to 300, D must respond in turn; all-in players B and C take no further action.
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