▁the ▁kill ▁hand ▁are ▁multip lied ▁by ▁ 1 . 5 ▁or ▁double d , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁kill , ▁when ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁context , ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁killing ▁a ▁hand , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁term ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁hand ▁that ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁dead ▁hand ▁by ▁action ▁of ▁a ▁game ▁official . ▁ ▁Sp read ▁limit ▁A ▁game ▁played ▁with ▁a ▁spread - limit ▁bet ting ▁structure ▁allows ▁a ▁player ▁to ▁raise ▁any ▁amount ▁within ▁a ▁specified ▁range . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁game ▁called ▁" one ▁to ▁five ▁limit " ▁allows ▁each ▁bet ▁to ▁be ▁anywhere ▁from ▁$ 1 ▁to ▁$ 5 ▁( subject ▁to ▁other ▁bet ting ▁rules ). ▁ ▁These ▁limits ▁are ▁typically ▁larger ▁in ▁later ▁r ounds ▁of ▁multi - round ▁games . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁game ▁might ▁be ▁" one ▁to ▁five , ▁ten ▁on ▁the ▁end ", ▁meaning ▁that ▁early ▁bet ting ▁r ounds ▁allow ▁bet s ▁of ▁$ 1 ▁to ▁$ 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁bet ting ▁round ▁allows ▁bet s ▁of ▁$ 1 ▁to ▁$ 1 0 . ▁Play ing ▁spread - limit ▁requires ▁some ▁care ▁to ▁avoid ▁giving ▁easy ▁tells ▁with ▁one ' s ▁choice ▁of ▁bet s . ▁Begin ners ▁frequently ▁give ▁themselves ▁away ▁by ▁bet ting ▁high ▁with ▁strong ▁hands ▁and ▁low ▁with ▁weak ▁ones , ▁for ▁instance . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁harder ▁to ▁force ▁other ▁players ▁out ▁with ▁big ▁bet s . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁variation ▁of ▁this ▁known ▁as