- in ▁that ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁minimum ▁for ▁other ▁bet s . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁players ▁may ▁either ▁call ▁the ▁bring - in , ▁or ▁raise ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁amount ▁of ▁a ▁normal ▁bet , ▁called ▁comple ting ▁the ▁bet . ▁ ▁F ixed ▁limit ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁played ▁with ▁a ▁fixed - limit ▁bet ting ▁structure , ▁a ▁player ▁cho oses ▁only ▁whether ▁to ▁bet ▁or ▁not — the ▁amount ▁is ▁fixed ▁by ▁rule ▁in ▁most ▁situations . ▁ ▁To ▁enable ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁bl uff ing ▁and ▁protection , ▁the ▁fixed ▁amount ▁generally ▁doubles ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁This ▁double ▁w ager ▁amount ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁big ▁bet . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁four - round ▁game ▁called ▁" 2 0 ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁limit " ▁( us ually ▁written ▁as ▁$ 2 0 /$ 4 0 ) ▁may ▁specify ▁that ▁each ▁bet ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁r ounds ▁is ▁$ 2 0 , ▁and ▁that ▁each ▁big ▁bet ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁r ounds ▁is ▁$ 4 0 . ▁This ▁amount ▁applies ▁to ▁each ▁raise , ▁not ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁bet ▁in ▁a ▁round , ▁so ▁a ▁player ▁may ▁bet ▁$ 2 0 , ▁be ▁raised ▁$ 2 0 , ▁and ▁then ▁re - raise ▁another ▁$ 2 0 , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁bet ▁of ▁$ 6 0 , ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁game . ▁ ▁Some ▁limit ▁games ▁have ▁rules ▁for ▁specific ▁situations ▁allowing ▁a ▁player ▁to