3 Responses

1. TTTTT

   December 12th, 2009 at 5:14 am

   1

   he would only have to put in 10 because he origanly bet 10 and you put 20 in so to call yours (you really only raised 10) he only puts 10 in

2. ZCT

   December 12th, 2009 at 9:15 am

   2

   In poker each player must put the same amount into the pot unless one player is all in.
   In your case he bet $10. You raised him the minimum raise by betting $20. So on this betting round, he has put in $10, and you have put in $20. In order to call your raise, all he has to do is add another $10, and you have both put in $20. This is correct. If he put in $20, like you suggest, he is in the pot for $10 more than you, which would hardly be fair.

3. Adam S

   December 12th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

   3

   Yanks is right. As you say yourself, you raised him 10 by putting in 20. Therefore, because he already had 10 bucks in the pot, he only has to add 10 to call your 10 buck raise. If you wanted to raise him 20 you wouldve had to call his 10, then raise another 20 (10 to call+20 to raise for a total of 30 you would have to put in after his original 10 dollar bet.)