string bet
string bet noun: action where a player first calls, bets or raises a certain amount and then adds more. It can be used to gather weakness/strength tells from opponents before deciding how many chips to add into the pot. It is not allowed in most games. To prevent string betting, player's action is considered final as soon as the player orally states the amount they bet/raise, say for example "call" or the first chip touches the table in front of their stack/cards. One common phrasing of a string bet is, "I see your X and raise you Y.".
Noun
string bet (plural string bets)
- Action where a player first calls, bets or raises a certain amount and then adds more. It can be used to gather weakness/strength tells from opponents before deciding how many chips to add into the pot. It is not allowed in most games. To prevent string betting, player's action is considered final as soon as the player orally states the amount they bet/raise, say for example "call" or the first chip touches the table in front of their stack/cards. One common phrasing of a string bet is, "I see your X and raise you Y."
- A raise where the chips are put into play in more than one movement. Such a raise is usually illegal and counts as a call.
Verb
string bet (third-person singular simple present string bets, present participle string betting, simple past and past participle string bet)
- To make such a raise.
Forms of string bet
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | string bets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | string bets |
| present participle | string betting |
| past participle | string bet |
| past | string bet |
Questions about string bet
- What does string bet mean?
- String bet means action where a player first calls, bets or raises a certain amount and then adds more. It can be used to gather weakness/strength tells from opponents before deciding how many chips to add into the pot. It is not allowed in most games. To prevent string betting, player's action is considered final as soon as the player orally states the amount they bet/raise, say for example "call" or the first chip touches the table in front of their stack/cards. One common phrasing of a string bet is, "I see your X and raise you Y.".
- What part of speech is string bet?
- String bet can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of string bet?
- The plural of string bet is string bets.
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