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Daniel said:http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-jour...&ucat=&

Last night I played a hand of no limit hold'em that ended up causing a bit of controversy: I raised to $2500 with 6s 8s and the big blind called me. The flop came K-10-4 rainbow. The big blind checked, and I bet $3000- he called. The turn was a 7, he checked again, and this time I bet $8000. The river was the 9, and after he checked is where things got a little funky.I started counting the pot in my head to try and figure out how much was left to bet. We'd each put in $2500, $3000, and $8000 thus far, leaving $16,500 left to bet. I said, "I'll bet the pot," then threw out $13,500, miscalculating how much was left. So my verbal action was "pot," but the amount of chips I actually bet was $3000 less than it was supposed to be. My opponent called the bet, and as the pot was being pushed towards me, the hand still face up on the table, I realized that the bet was supposed to be $3000 more since I actually verbalized the word pot. What do you think? Should I get the extra $3000 or not? I think there are decent arguments on both sides.

In NLHE, betting the pot is not allowed. Players are entitled to be informed of the pot size in pot-limit games only. Dealers will not count the pot in limit and no-limit games. So it seems that the verbal bet is irrelevant. When $13,500 was pushed forward, it seems that this was the amount of the bet.Daniel could have said, "all in," or just pushed forward a stack of chips that may have been more than the cap, allowing the dealer to calculate the maximum allowable bet.Players should keep a cool composure and the rules of the game in mind when acting.That's my take on the hand.

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I wish DN could tell us more about his business dealings so we can know he still has the hustle in him, since he's obviously fighting his natural tendencies to be a true poker pro day in and day out. All I know is he must have some pretty profitable dealings to keep him dedicated to that hustle over the poker hustle.