2 ▁( for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁$ 1 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁minimum ▁raise ▁rule ▁is ▁to ▁avoid ▁game ▁del ays ▁caused ▁by ▁" nu is ance " ▁ra ises ▁( small ▁ra ises ▁of ▁large ▁bet s , ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁extra ▁$ 1 ▁over ▁a ▁current ▁bet ▁of ▁$ 5 0 , ▁that ▁have ▁little ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁action ▁but ▁take ▁time ▁as ▁all ▁others ▁must ▁call ). ▁This ▁rule ▁is ▁overrid den ▁by ▁table ▁st akes ▁rules , ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁player ▁may ▁in ▁fact ▁raise ▁a ▁$ 5 ▁bet ▁by ▁$ 2 ▁if ▁that ▁$ 2 ▁is ▁their ▁entire ▁remaining ▁st ake . ▁ ▁In ▁no - limit ▁and ▁pot - limit ▁games , ▁if ▁a ▁player ▁opens ▁action ▁in ▁a ▁bet ting ▁round ▁by ▁placing ▁any ▁number ▁of ▁ch ips ▁in ▁the ▁pot ▁without ▁a ▁ver bal ▁declaration , ▁or ▁if ▁they ▁place ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁ch ips ▁in ▁the ▁pot ▁of ▁sufficient ▁value ▁to ▁raise ▁an ▁out standing ▁bet ▁or ▁raise ▁without ▁a ▁ver bal ▁declaration , ▁then ▁the ▁full ▁amount ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁pot ▁will ▁be ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁bet ▁or ▁raise . ▁Sometimes , ▁a ▁player ▁will ▁not ▁have ▁enough ▁ch ips ▁in ▁smaller ▁denomin ations ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁needed ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁bet ▁or ▁raise ▁in ▁the ▁desired ▁amount — for ▁example , ▁a ▁player ▁may ▁be ▁out ▁of ▁$ 1 ▁and ▁$ 5 ▁ch ips ▁and ▁still ▁have ▁$ 2 5 ▁ch ips