Texas no-limit hold-em
Player "A - Left of Dealer" has $96
Player "B - Dealer" has $113
Player "C - Right of dealer" has $150
Player A goes all in.
Player C checks.
Player B States "I am all in as well" but only puts in $96
Player C informs B that they said they are all in and have to put in all their remaining chips.
Player B says that he was said all-in to match player A, and insists that the correct call to match the chips player A wagered to say All-in and not call or check. He further states that he said "I am all in against player A"
Is this correct?
Question 1. Should player B be forced to wager all his remaining chips because he said all-in rather than call or check?
Question 2. What is the proper phrase for player B to use to match players A wager?
Question 3. What is the difference between call and check?
Question 1, If a player states he/ is all-in that person has to play the hand for all their chips regardless of how many chips they actually put in the pot. My guess is that the B player only put $96 for the main pot and left aside the remaining chips for the side pot. But if a player declares he is all-in all of his chips are in that pot.
Question 2, If player B wanted to just put the $96 in he should have said CALL.
Side Note: If he was going to call the $96 he was just as well off going all-in. He is getting odds on his money.
Question 3, A call is when someone bets and another player puts the same amount of chips as the bettor in the pot, without a raise. A Check is when a player has the option not to bet but does not also forfeit his hand.
A check means you neither bet nor fold. You can only do that if no one else has made a bet yet. For example the first player to bet may check, then the next guy may check also and the next. Sometimes the entire group will check and no bet will be made on that round of betting. But if 2 guys check and the 3rd bets now everyone after him must at least call (match his bet in order to stay in the game, they may also raise) of fold. It will come around to the guys who checked and they must either bet (call or raise) if they want to stay in or fold otherwise.
Your example actually doesn't make sense because if player A goes all-in he is placing a bet. Player C can not check at this point, he must at least call to stay in the game. Otherwise he must fold. You can not check once someone has made a bet.
Another tip if you want to learn. Join one of these on-line poker site where you can play against other people for free or buy a game for your computer such as "Hoyle Poker" of "The Best of Poker" (I think that what it is called, I found in at my local COMPUSA in the $9.99 rack and it is actually really good). If you do this you will have the basics down in no time (Except the All-In thing, I haven't found an on-line free or PC game that has No Limit yet).
