Poker Game Betting Limits

The poker tables at Canbet Poker have different betting limits. These limits are typically displayed next to the table name, so that they are always visible to you. This allows you to choose a table that suits your budget, and gives you an indication of how rich the pots are likely to be at the tables.

Betting limits are the maximum amounts that may be bet per betting round. The poker software is "aware" of the betting limit at each table, so that the betting options you are presented with when it is your turn to play will always reflect the limit structure of the table you are at.

There are 3 different possible types of betting limits:

Fixed Limit
Pot Limit
No Limit

Fixed Limit

In a fixed limit game, the betting limits are set per betting round. Typically the bet limit for the initial rounds of betting is set at the lower limit, and for the later rounds, at the upper limit.

For example, if the game structure is $2/$4, the first few rounds of betting and raising are limited to $2, and for the later rounds, to $4. In other words, a player cannot bet or raise more than $2 initially, and $4 in the later rounds. This means that no one bet or raise can be more than the limits set.

Pot Limit

In a Pot Limit game, all bets and raises are limited to the size of the pot at the time of betting. The maximum bet allowed is equal to the total amount in the pot. Obviously this limit changes throughout the hand as the pot increases.

No Limit

In a no-limit game there is no limit on the size of the bets or raises that can be made, as you would expect. Your bet is limited only by the total amount of chips you have, and you can bet any amount up the size of your stack.