No Limit & Pot Limit Texas Holdem

No Limit and Pot Limit is said to be the purest form of Poker. The general game structure and rules of No Limit and Pot Limit games are identical to those of Limited games, with two very notable exceptions: There is no Lower Limit Stake or Higher Limit Stake at the table and no Cap to the Betting Rounds. Instead, the minimum and maximum amounts that players are permitted to wager are according to No Limit and Pot Limit Betting Rules/Structure.

No Limit Poker Betting Rules

Minimum Allowable Bet/Raise/Reraise: In a Betting Round, once an initial Bet has been placed all following players wishing to Raise/Reraise must do so in amounts equaling no less than the Round's initial Bet. For example:

1. Player one Bets: $10;
2. Player two Raises: $10 (total wager: $20);
3. Player three Calls: (total wager: $20);
4. Player four Reraises: $10 (total wager: $30);
5. Player five Calls: (total wager: $30);
6. Player six Reraises: $20 (total wager: $50);
7. Etc. until end of Betting Round.

Maximum Allowable Bet/Raise/Reraise: As the name suggests, No Limit Players may Bet, Raise or Reraise any amount that they currently have at the table.

There are no caps to the Betting Rounds. A Betting Round ends only when each active player has either: Folded, Checked, or Called the most recent Raise/Reraise to the Pot, in turn.

Pot Limit Poker Betting Rules

Minimum Allowable Bet/Raise/Reraise: In a Betting Round, once an initial Bet has been placed all following players wishing to Raise/Reraise must do so in amounts equaling no less than the Round's initial Bet. For example:

1. Player one Bets: $10;
2. Player two Raises: $10 (total wager: $20);
3. Player three Calls: (total wager: $20);
4. Player four Reraises: $10 (total wager: $30);
5. Player five Calls: (total wager: $30);
6. Player six Reraises: $20 (total wager: $50);
7. Etc. until end of Betting Round.

Maximum Allowable Bet/Raise/Reraise:

The sum total of:

1. The amount of the most recent Call;
2. Plus the amount of the Raise/Reraise;
3. Plus the total amount currently in the Pot.

For example:

1. The Betting Round begins with a total of $20 in the Pot;
2. Player one Bets: $15 (total in Pot: $35);
3. Player two Calls: $15 (total in Pot: $50);
4. Player three Raises Pot Limit: $80 (= Call: $15 + Raise: $15 + Current Pot: $50) (total in Pot: $130);
5. Player four Calls: $80 (total in Pot: $210 Pot);
6. Etc. until end of Betting Round

There are no caps to the Betting Rounds. A Betting Round ends only when each active player has either: Folded, Checked, or Called the most recent Raise/Reraise to the Pot, in turn.