▁fol d ; ▁the ▁player ▁cannot ▁pass ▁or ▁call ▁a ▁less er ▁amount ▁( except ▁where ▁table ▁st akes ▁rules ▁apply ). ▁ ▁Call ▁To ▁call ▁is ▁to ▁match ▁a ▁bet ▁or ▁match ▁a ▁raise . ▁A ▁bet ting ▁round ▁ends ▁when ▁all ▁active ▁players ▁have ▁bet ▁an ▁equal ▁amount ▁or ▁everyone ▁fol ds ▁to ▁a ▁player ' s ▁bet ▁or ▁raise . ▁If ▁no ▁oppon ents ▁call ▁a ▁player ' s ▁bet ▁or ▁raise , ▁the ▁player ▁wins ▁the ▁pot . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁and ▁subsequent ▁calls ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁bet ▁amount ▁are ▁sometimes ▁called ▁over c alls . ▁This ▁term ▁is ▁also ▁sometimes ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁a ▁call ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁has ▁put ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁pot ▁for ▁this ▁round ▁already . ▁A ▁player ▁calling ▁a ▁raise ▁before ▁they ▁have ▁inv ested ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁pot ▁in ▁that ▁round ▁is ▁cold ▁calling . ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁in ▁a ▁bet ting ▁round , ▁Alice ▁bet s , ▁D ian ne ▁ra ises , ▁and ▁Carol ▁calls , ▁Carol ▁" c alls ▁two ▁bet s ▁cold ". ▁ ▁A ▁player ▁calling ▁instead ▁of ▁raising ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁hand ▁is ▁smooth ▁calling ▁or ▁flat ▁calling , ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁slow ▁play . ▁ ▁Call ing ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁bet ting ▁round ▁when ▁a ▁player ▁thinks ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁best ▁hand ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁cry ing ▁call . ▁Call ing ▁when ▁a ▁player ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁weak ▁hand ▁but ▁suspect s ▁their ▁oppon ent ▁may ▁be ▁bl uff ing ▁is