▁" Cal iforn ia ▁Sp read ," ▁where ▁the ▁range ▁is ▁much ▁higher , ▁such ▁as ▁ 3 - 1 0 0 ▁or ▁ 1 0 - 1 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁California ▁Sp read , ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁implies , ▁is ▁played ▁in ▁California , ▁Colorado , ▁and ▁Minnesota , ▁where ▁local ▁laws ▁forb id ▁no ▁limit . ▁ ▁Half - pot ▁limit ▁In ▁a ▁half - pot ▁limit ▁game , ▁no ▁player ▁can ▁raise ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁pot . ▁Half - pot ▁limit ▁games ▁are ▁often ▁played ▁at ▁non - high - low ▁games ▁including ▁Bad ug i ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁Pot ▁limit ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁pot - limit ▁game ▁no ▁player ▁can ▁raise ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁pot , ▁which ▁includes : ▁ ▁Ch ips ▁collected ▁from ▁previous ▁bet ting ▁r ounds ▁( Start ing ▁pot ) ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁bet ting ▁round ▁( Tra il ) ▁ ▁A ▁call ▁from ▁the ▁player ▁making ▁the ▁raise ▁This ▁does ▁not ▁pre clude ▁a ▁player ▁from ▁raising ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁maximum ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁raise ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁or ▁greater ▁than ▁any ▁previous ▁bet ▁or ▁raise ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁bet ting ▁round . ▁ ▁M aking ▁a ▁maximum ▁raise ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" ra ising ▁the ▁pot ", ▁or ▁" pot ting ", ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁acting ▁player ▁by ▁declaring ▁" R a ise ▁pot ", ▁or