▁does ▁not ▁re open ▁the ▁bet ting ▁action . ▁ ▁The ▁half ▁bet ▁rule ▁states ▁that ▁if ▁an ▁all - in ▁bet ▁or ▁raise ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁or ▁larger ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁minimum ▁amount , ▁it ▁does ▁const itute ▁a ▁raise ▁and ▁re opens ▁the ▁action . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁with ▁the ▁full ▁bet ▁rule ▁in ▁effect , ▁a ▁player ▁opens ▁the ▁bet ting ▁round ▁for ▁$ 2 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁player ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁st ake ▁of ▁$ 3 0 . ▁ ▁They ▁may ▁raise ▁to ▁$ 3 0 , ▁declaring ▁themselves ▁all ▁in , ▁but ▁this ▁does ▁not ▁const itute ▁a ▁" real " ▁raise , ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁sense : ▁if ▁a ▁third ▁player ▁now ▁calls ▁the ▁$ 3 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁player ' s ▁turn ▁to ▁act ▁comes ▁up , ▁they ▁may ▁now ▁call ▁the ▁additional ▁$ 1 0 , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁re - raise ▁further . ▁ ▁The ▁all - in ▁player ' s ▁pseudo - raise ▁was ▁really ▁just ▁a ▁call ▁with ▁some ▁extra ▁money , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁player ' s ▁call ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁call , ▁so ▁the ▁initial ▁op ener ' s ▁bet ▁was ▁simply ▁called ▁by ▁both ▁remaining ▁players , ▁closing ▁the ▁bet ting ▁round ▁( even ▁though ▁they ▁must ▁still ▁equal ize ▁the ▁money ▁by ▁putting ▁in ▁the ▁additional ▁$ 1 0 ). ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁half ▁bet ▁rule ▁were ▁being ▁used , ▁then ▁that ▁raise ▁would ▁count ▁as ▁a ▁genu