Horseshoe Casino WSOP Poker Room, Las Vegas, Nevada
$3-$5 NLH
Situation
The small blind has posted 3 $1 chips. No raises. When it get around to the SB, the player grabs a red chip from his stack, then reaches in and grabs the 3 $1 chips, picks them up, throws the four chips for $8 forward toward the pot, and doesn’t say anything. What is the bet?
Human Floor – Anthony
Facing a bet, a single oversized chip is a call. However, this player actually made more than one move. The first move was pulling in the three dollar chips, and the second move was throwing them back in. Had the player simply thrown in the $5 chip, it would be a call. However, Anthony ruled that this player is actually betting $8, which is more than half the required amount to raise. Therefore, it is a raise to $10.