Full Bet (poker)
1) In a limit game, a bet as large as the current limit. For
example, in a $10-$20 game, in the
$10 round or rounds, $10 is a full bet, and anything less is
not. Card rooms have different interpretations as to whether
anything less than a full bet can be raised or whether a player
is even permitted to bet less, and if an all-in player bets
less, whether succeeding players can call that amount or must
themselves put in a full bet.
2) In a no-limit, pot-limit, or spread-limit game, a bet as
large as the minimum for the table, with similar discussion
as the preceding.
3) In a no-limit, pot-limit, or spread-limit game, a bet as
large as the preceding bet.
For example, if Emilie bets $50 and John can call only $30 of
that, he would be
said not to have a full bet. In this sense, the term short is
often used.
