Betting

Immediate Action Betting Buttons

In all games, when it is your turn to act, betting buttons automatically appear offering all choices possible for the given game situation. On the first round, in games with blinds—that is, any game except Seven Card Stud—if you are not one of the blinds and no one has yet acted, you are offered three choices: Fold, Call $X, Raise $X, where $X is the lower limit for the game. From that point on, the choices are: Fold, Call $Y, Raise $X, where $Y is the amount that has been bet so far. If the cap has been reached, the Raise choice does not appear. If you are the little blind, the choices are the same, but with appropriate amounts to perform each action. If you are the big blind, and someone has opened for the minimum and no one has raised the opening bet, the choices are: Fold, Check, Bet $X, where $X is the lower limit for the game. (In this case, to bet means to raise your blind. This is an option since the blind is considered a live blind.)

Fold - If you want to stop betting this hand and forfeit your current bets (if any), select this button. Note that if a Check option is available then players will not have an option to fold.
Check - If someone does not bet (on any round except the first) and you don't want to bet, you can pass (or Check) to the next player.
Call - Use Call to match the current bet of other players. As an example, "Call $3" means you are matching the bet of that amount.
Bet - This button appears if you are the first person to bet in the round. The amount of the allowable Bet will be presented on the button. In pot limit and no limit games, the player may be presented with an option to increase the size of the Bet if an increase is allowed according to the game rules.
Raise - This button is available if someone has already entered a bet and the maximum number of raises has not been reached. The amount of the allowable raise will be presented on the button. In pot limit and no limit games, the player may be presented with an option to increase the size of the raise if an increase is allowed according to the game rules.

Automatic Betting Buttons

The automatic betting buttons appear in the lower center region of the game screen. These buttons allow you to pre-select your desired bet action in advance of your betting turn. If you have activated a specific button, when it is your turn your selected action will automatically be taken. As game play progresses, the system automatically determines which of the pre-select buttons are applicable to the current betting situation. When a button is applicable to the current betting situation, the button turns blue indicating that it can be activated. When a button is not applicable it turns gray indicating that it cannot be activated. Click a button to activate its function; click the button again to deactivate. When a button is activated it turns to gold.

You specify your choice of buttons that will be presented in the game screen by going to the Bet Buttons tab on the Options page. Here you can specify any 6 buttons that you want available at your game screen.

Fold ASAP - This button causes you to check or fold automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to make no bet or to fold your hand the next time the action comes to you. Once activated, this button remains activated throughout the remainder of the hand unless the action is taken or the player toggles it off.
Check/Fold - This button causes you to check or fold automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to make no bet or to fold your hand the next time the action comes to you. This button will remain activated for a single round until the action is taken or the player toggles it off.
Check/Call 1 Bet - This button causes you to check or call 1 bet automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to call—but not raise—a bet or to check if there is no bet the next time the action comes to you. This button will remain activated for a single action or until toggled off. If checking or betting 1 bet is not an option the button will be automatically toggled off.
Check/Call All - This button causes you to check or call all actions for the entire round automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to call—but not raise—a bet or to check if there is no bet the next time the action comes to you. This button will remain activated for the entire round or until it is toggled off.
Bet/Call 1 Bet - This button causes you to bet or call 1 bet automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to bet (if there is no bet) or call 1 bet—but not raise—a bet, if there is one, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for one action only.
Bet/Call All - This button causes you to bet or call all bets automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to bet (if there is no bet) or call—but not raise—a bet, if there is one, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for the entire round or until the player toggles it off.
Raise It - This button causes you to raise any bet automatically in turn. Use this button if you intend to bet (if there is no bet) or raise—up to the cap—any bet, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for a single action or until the player toggles it off.
Keep Raising - This button causes you to raise any bet automatically in turn for the duration of the round. Use this button if you intend to bet (if there is no bet) or raise—up to the cap—any bet, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for the entire round or until the player toggles it off
Check/Keep Calling - This button causes you to check or call any bet automatically in turn throughout the entire hand. Use this button if you intend to check (if there is no bet or call—but not raise—any bet, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for the entire hand or until the player toggles it off.
Check Raise - This button causes you to check on the first prompt and raise all bets on the second offering in the same round. The button will be toggled off if these options are not available or when the raise action is taken.

Note: In pot limit and no limit games there will only be two pre-select betting buttons available; Fold ASAP and Check/Fold.

Auto Blind/Auto Ante - Depending on game type, either the Auto Blind or the Auto Ante button will appear in the lower center region of the game screen. When selected, the blind or ante action will be taken automatically without a dialogue box appearing to request the player to take the blind or ante action.

Auto Blind - This button appears in all blind games—that is, any game except Seven Card Stud. To speed up the game and not necessitate your being reminded whenever it is your turn to put in a blind, clicking this button causes the software to put your blind in for you whenever it is your turn.
Auto Ante - This button appears in all Seven Card Stud games. To speed up the game and not necessitate your being reminded whenever it is your turn to put in an ante, clicking this button causes the software to ante each hand for you automatically.

Connection Features

All-In Protection Feature (click here for an in-depth discussion regarding this very important feature) - The software automatically protects your investment in a pot that you get disconnected from 2 times per day. After that your hand is checked if checking is an option otherwise folded if you get disconnected or fail to respond within the allotted time period to act. This feature is there to protect your bets in the event your system reboots or locks up. The traditional "all-in" (the one that occurs as a result of your running out of chips while you are in a pot) does not affect the daily quota of protected all-ins that arise due to connectivity issues. (Note that you receive a daily quota for Real Money games and a daily quota for Free Play money games and all-in protections not used in one type of money game cannot be used in another type of money game).

Timeout Feature - Our software requires you to act within a predetermined amount of time after receiving an action request. For posting Blinds or Antes, this time is approximately 10 seconds. For betting related actions, this time is approximately 15 - 23 seconds depending on specific circumstances of the game. As you near the end of the allotted time to act (the last 8 seconds), a countdown clock will appear to let you know you risking a time out. If you fail to act within the time limit, and you have no money in the pot, your hand is folded. If you have money in the pot but fail to act within the time limit because you are disconnected from the game site, your hand is protected as per the all-in feature, provided you have not exceeded your daily all-in quota. If you have exceeded your all-in quota or are ascertained to be connected to the game site and you have timed out, your hand will be checked if checking is an option otherwise your hand is folded. Be aware that if your Internet connection is slow, your time to act will be negatively affected because it will take longer for your response to reach the game servers. Players experiencing frequent timeouts are requested to email us for assistance with their connection.

Other Betting Features

All-In - If you cannot match the existing bet because you have insufficient funds on the table and want to bet what you have left, you can do so and are considered to be all-in. You are then eligible to win only the portion of the pot to which you contributed. Additional monies wagered by other players after an all-in bet is made are separated into a side pot. Note: An all-in that is the result of insufficient funds on the table does not affect your quota of all-in protection as described above under "All-In Protection Feature."

Betting Limits - The software enforces the betting limits, which are the maximum bet on any player's turn as determined by the stakes for the particular table. For example, at a $3-$6 hold'em table, the limit on any bet is $3 on the first two betting rounds and $6 on the final two betting rounds.

Cap On Raises - This is the maximum number of raises in a betting round. At Planet Poker, we currently allow a bet and three raises. (Our software is capable of allowing more raises per round and we are considering options to increase the allowable number of raises in certain game types to increase the level of excitement - stay tuned!)

Raise/Call/Check/Fold - Once a betting round has started you must select one of these options from the betting buttons that appears when it is your turn. If you select Sit Out the sit out action will not take place until the end of the hand. If you close the game window after a round has started, your bet action will be considered a check if checking is an option, otherwise your action will be considered a fold. If your connection is lost, your hand will be played as an all-in bet (this feature is restricted to a maximum number of times per day, to prevent individuals from gaining an advantage by purposely allowing themselves to be timed out).

Showdown - When all the betting is done, and if more than one player is still in for the pot, then the showdown determines who wins. The last player to open or raise is required to show cards first, and anyone else can fold (muck) or show his cards if he decides he has lost. Players who elect to fold (muck) will not have their cards shown at the showdown, however all players can view these mucked cards by requesting a hand history.

Variable Rake - The money removed from each pot by the house is the rake. The Planet Poker house rake is 5% of the pot size, using a variable rake structure. This allows us to adjust the rake depending upon the number of players, and the betting limits. Specific rake amounts are described for each game. The rake is used to pay the house, since the winnings go to individual players.

Pot - At the end of each betting round, the chips that are bet are moved near the center of the table. This stack of chips is called the pot.

Main Pot - The main pot is the first stack of chips created after betting occurs. Unless a player runs out of money and wants to stay in the hand, the main pot is the only pot used during a hand. The rake will be deducted from the main pot.

Side Pot - If a player runs out of money during a round, any additional bets are placed in a side pot and the player that ran out of money cannot win that side pot. If the all-in player wins the main pot, the side pot goes to the second-best hand. There can be more than one side pot if more than one player is all in. A player can win only as much as he is in contention for. (It is theoretically possible for the holder of the third-best hand to win more than either of the two better hands.)

Split Pot - If two or more players have the same hand, the pot is split between them. Any odd amounts in a split pot are randomly awarded to one of the winners. Odd amounts will rarely exceed one or two cents.

Ante or Blind - In Hold'em and Omaha, the blinds are forced bets used to get the initial money in the pot. In Seven Card Stud, players pay an ante at the beginning of each hand. This also starts each pot with money to play for.

Raise or Reraise - Once a betting round has been started, if you increase the amount of the bet that is called a raise. A reraise is simply any raise after the first raise in a round. If one player bets, another player raises, and a third player raises (or the first player puts in one more bet), it is called a reraise.

Call - To call is to match the current bet. If there has been a bet of $6, it costs $6 to call. If there has been a bet of $6 and a raise of $6, then it costs $12 to call. Calling is the cheapest (and the most passive) way to remain in a hand.

Check - At your turn, if there has been no bet in the round and you do not want to bet but you want to stay in the hand, you can check, which moves the option to the next player. This applies for all rounds after the first. All games except Seven Card Stud have blinds. These are essentially forced bets, and you must at least match the big blind to stay in the hand. Seven Card Stud have a forced bet on the first round; similarly, and you must at least match the forced bet to stay in the hand.

Fold - If you want to exit a hand and forfeit the bets you placed, select the Fold button. When the next hand begins, you will be included.

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If you are the little blind, the choices are the same, but with appropriate amounts to perform each action. If you are the big blind, and someone has opened for the minimum and no one has raised the opening bet, the choices are: Fold, Check, Bet $X, where $X is the lower limit for the game. (In this case, to bet means to raise your blind. This is an option since the blind is considered a live blind.) Fold - If you want to stop betting this hand and forfeit your current bets (if any), select this button. Note that if a Check option is available then players will not have an option to fold. Check - If someone does not bet (on any round except the first) and you don't want to bet, you can pass (or Check) to the next player. Call - Use Call to match the current bet of other players. As an example, "Call $3" means you are matching the bet of that amount. Bet - This button appears if you are the first person to bet in the round. The amount of the allowable Bet will be presented on the button. In pot limit and no limit games, the player may be presented with an option to increase the size of the Bet if an increase is allowed according to the game rules. Raise - This button is available if someone has already entered a bet and the maximum number of raises has not been reached. The amount of the allowable raise will be presented on the button. In pot limit and no limit games, the player may be presented with an option to increase the size of the raise if an increase is allowed according to the game rules. Automatic Betting Buttons The automatic betting buttons appear in the lower center region of the game screen. These buttons allow you to pre-select your desired bet action in advance of your betting turn. If you have activated a specific button, when it is your turn your selected action will automatically be taken. As game play progresses, the system automatically determines which of the pre-select buttons are applicable to the current betting situation. When a button is applicable to the current betting situation, the button turns blue indicating that it can be activated. When a button is not applicable it turns gray indicating that it cannot be activated. Click a button to activate its function; click the button again to deactivate. When a button is activated it turns to gold. You specify your choice of buttons that will be presented in the game screen by going to the Bet Buttons tab on the Options page. Here you can specify any 6 buttons that you want available at your game screen. Fold ASAP - This button causes you to check or fold automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to make no bet or to fold your hand the next time the action comes to you. Once activated, this button remains activated throughout the remainder of the hand unless the action is taken or the player toggles it off. Check/Fold - This button causes you to check or fold automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to make no bet or to fold your hand the next time the action comes to you. This button will remain activated for a single round until the action is taken or the player toggles it off. Check/Call 1 Bet - This button causes you to check or call 1 bet automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to call—but not raise—a bet or to check if there is no bet the next time the action comes to you. This button will remain activated for a single action or until toggled off. If checking or betting 1 bet is not an option the button will be automatically toggled off. Check/Call All - This button causes you to check or call all actions for the entire round automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to call—but not raise—a bet or to check if there is no bet the next time the action comes to you. This button will remain activated for the entire round or until it is toggled off. Bet/Call 1 Bet - This button causes you to bet or call 1 bet automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to bet (if there is no bet) or call 1 bet—but not raise—a bet, if there is one, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for one action only. Bet/Call All - This button causes you to bet or call all bets automatically—whichever is appropriate for the situation—in turn. Use this button if you intend to bet (if there is no bet) or call—but not raise—a bet, if there is one, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for the entire round or until the player toggles it off. Raise It - This button causes you to raise any bet automatically in turn. Use this button if you intend to bet (if there is no bet) or raise—up to the cap—any bet, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for a single action or until the player toggles it off. Keep Raising - This button causes you to raise any bet automatically in turn for the duration of the round. Use this button if you intend to bet (if there is no bet) or raise—up to the cap—any bet, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for the entire round or until the player toggles it off Check/Keep Calling - This button causes you to check or call any bet automatically in turn throughout the entire hand. Use this button if you intend to check (if there is no bet or call—but not raise—any bet, the next time the action comes to you. This button remains activated for the entire hand or until the player toggles it off. Check Raise - This button causes you to check on the first prompt and raise all bets on the second offering in the same round. The button will be toggled off if these options are not available or when the raise action is taken. Note: In pot limit and no limit games there will only be two pre-select betting buttons available; Fold ASAP and Check/Fold. Auto Blind/Auto Ante - Depending on game type, either the Auto Blind or the Auto Ante button will appear in the lower center region of the game screen. When selected, the blind or ante action will be taken automatically without a dialogue box appearing to request the player to take the blind or ante action. Auto Blind - This button appears in all blind games—that is, any game except Seven Card Stud. To speed up the game and not necessitate your being reminded whenever it is your turn to put in a blind, clicking this button causes the software to put your blind in for you whenever it is your turn. Auto Ante - This button appears in all Seven Card Stud games. To speed up the game and not necessitate your being reminded whenever it is your turn to put in an ante, clicking this button causes the software to ante each hand for you automatically. Connection Features All-In Protection Feature (click here for an in-depth discussion regarding this very important feature) - The software automatically protects your investment in a pot that you get disconnected from 2 times per day. After that your hand is checked if checking is an option otherwise folded if you get disconnected or fail to respond within the allotted time period to act. This feature is there to protect your bets in the event your system reboots or locks up. The traditional "all-in" (the one that occurs as a result of your running out of chips while you are in a pot) does not affect the daily quota of protected all-ins that arise due to connectivity issues. (Note that you receive a daily quota for Real Money games and a daily quota for Free Play money games and all-in protections not used in one type of money game cannot be used in another type of money game). Timeout Feature - Our software requires you to act within a predetermined amount of time after receiving an action request. For posting Blinds or Antes, this time is approximately 10 seconds. For betting related actions, this time is approximately 15 - 23 seconds depending on specific circumstances of the game. As you near the end of the allotted time to act (the last 8 seconds), a countdown clock will appear to let you know you risking a time out. If you fail to act within the time limit, and you have no money in the pot, your hand is folded. If you have money in the pot but fail to act within the time limit because you are disconnected from the game site, your hand is protected as per the all-in feature, provided you have not exceeded your daily all-in quota. If you have exceeded your all-in quota or are ascertained to be connected to the game site and you have timed out, your hand will be checked if checking is an option otherwise your hand is folded. Be aware that if your Internet connection is slow, your time to act will be negatively affected because it will take longer for your response to reach the game servers. Players experiencing frequent timeouts are requested to email us for assistance with their connection. Other Betting Features All-In - If you cannot match the existing bet because you have insufficient funds on the table and want to bet what you have left, you can do so and are considered to be all-in. You are then eligible to win only the portion of the pot to which you contributed. Additional monies wagered by other players after an all-in bet is made are separated into a side pot. Note: An all-in that is the result of insufficient funds on the table does not affect your quota of all-in protection as described above under "All-In Protection Feature." Betting Limits - The software enforces the betting limits, which are the maximum bet on any player's turn as determined by the stakes for the particular table. For example, at a $3-$6 hold'em table, the limit on any bet is $3 on the first two betting rounds and $6 on the final two betting rounds. Cap On Raises - This is the maximum number of raises in a betting round. At Planet Poker, we currently allow a bet and three raises. (Our software is capable of allowing more raises per round and we are considering options to increase the allowable number of raises in certain game types to increase the level of excitement - stay tuned!) Raise/Call/Check/Fold - Once a betting round has started you must select one of these options from the betting buttons that appears when it is your turn. If you select Sit Out the sit out action will not take place until the end of the hand. If you close the game window after a round has started, your bet action will be considered a check if checking is an option, otherwise your action will be considered a fold. If your connection is lost, your hand will be played as an all-in bet (this feature is restricted to a maximum number of times per day, to prevent individuals from gaining an advantage by purposely allowing themselves to be timed out). Showdown - When all the betting is done, and if more than one player is still in for the pot, then the showdown determines who wins. The last player to open or raise is required to show cards first, and anyone else can fold (muck) or show his cards if he decides he has lost. Players who elect to fold (muck) will not have their cards shown at the showdown, however all players can view these mucked cards by requesting a hand history. Variable Rake - The money removed from each pot by the house is the rake. The Planet Poker house rake is 5% of the pot size, using a variable rake structure. This allows us to adjust the rake depending upon the number of players, and the betting limits. Specific rake amounts are described for each game. The rake is used to pay the house, since the winnings go to individual players. Pot - At the end of each betting round, the chips that are bet are moved near the center of the table. This stack of chips is called the pot. Main Pot - The main pot is the first stack of chips created after betting occurs. Unless a player runs out of money and wants to stay in the hand, the main pot is the only pot used during a hand. The rake will be deducted from the main pot. Side Pot - If a player runs out of money during a round, any additional bets are placed in a side pot and the player that ran out of money cannot win that side pot. If the all-in player wins the main pot, the side pot goes to the second-best hand. There can be more than one side pot if more than one player is all in. A player can win only as much as he is in contention for. (It is theoretically possible for the holder of the third-best hand to win more than either of the two better hands.) Split Pot - If two or more players have the same hand, the pot is split between them. Any odd amounts in a split pot are randomly awarded to one of the winners. Odd amounts will rarely exceed one or two cents. Ante or Blind - In Hold'em and Omaha, the blinds are forced bets used to get the initial money in the pot. In Seven Card Stud, players pay an ante at the beginning of each hand. This also starts each pot with money to play for. Raise or Reraise - Once a betting round has been started, if you increase the amount of the bet that is called a raise. A reraise is simply any raise after the first raise in a round. If one player bets, another player raises, and a third player raises (or the first player puts in one more bet), it is called a reraise. Call - To call is to match the current bet. If there has been a bet of $6, it costs $6 to call. If there has been a bet of $6 and a raise of $6, then it costs $12 to call. Calling is the cheapest (and the most passive) way to remain in a hand. Check - At your turn, if there has been no bet in the round and you do not want to bet but you want to stay in the hand, you can check, which moves the option to the next player. This applies for all rounds after the first. All games except Seven Card Stud have blinds. These are essentially forced bets, and you must at least match the big blind to stay in the hand. Seven Card Stud have a forced bet on the first round; similarly, and you must at least match the forced bet to stay in the hand. Fold - If you want to exit a hand and forfeit the bets you placed, select the Fold button. When the next hand begins, you will be included. Suggestions If you have any suggestions or comments about our games, please feel free to email us. Cardroom Features \| Lobby \| Options \| Tools \| Cashier \| Game \| Betting
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