actually drwinston,
if someone raises to 600 when the blinds are 100/200, that is a raise of 400. Therefore the minimum bet for a reraise would be 1000(600 + 400) not 1200. It would only be 1200 min raise if in a subsequent betting round you opened the betting with 600.
Also mike is correct about allins less than the big blind. everyone else who wants to play has to bet the minimum big blind and create a side pot. That IS what happens in card rooms across the country. You may be confused with the situation where a player has posted his big blind 400 and then goes 300 all in after the flop. In this situation then the other players have to bet 300 and can only create a side pot by betting a min of 600.
You are correct about the passing of big blinds as the result of an elimination. It annoys me when players miss a round of having to post a big blind. The correct rule when applied does not allow this.
You are also correct about showing cards before folding. Only the last person to fold can do this.
This example (albeit unrealistic) may explain why.
A game is three handed and the flop has shown two kings. player one bets big. player 2 with King 4 folds thinking player 1 has king with bigger kicker. he shows this to the table before player 3 has acted. Player 3 though also has a king (the last one) with another weak kicker and now knows (thanks to player 2 and not poker psychology) that his trip kings cant be outkicked and he probably has the best hand. This is grossly unfair on player 1 who was trying to represent a king and maybe had a big pair.
You are also correct about talking about hands before it is finished. You will get warned in a british casino for doing this. (I think anything goes in the US though)
3 and a half out of 5 aint bad though doc.
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