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Originally Posted by AngusThermopyle
Not what the question was about. You still cannot be "bet out of a hand", just that you can call all in preflop with $50 vs a $1000 stack and then pull out $950 if you hit your set.
I don't think that's correct. From his link:
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...a large bankroll meant an unfair advantage; raising the bet beyond what a player could cover in cash gave the player only two options; buy a larger stake (borrowing if necessary) or fold.
Additionally, I've never seen the action you're referring to in Cincinatti Kid, or any other old poker movie.
EDIT: It seems with the "modern open stakes" you can go "all in" instead of adding money to call a bet, so the 'Bill Gates objection' wouldn't apply. However, you cannot, from what I can tell, add additionally money after doing so, i.e. you cannot go "all in" for $50 preflop, and then add on $5000 after hitting top set.
Last edited by asdfasdf32; 05-09-2013 at 02:39 PM.