— if ▁the ▁pot ▁is ▁currently ▁$ 7 0 ▁and ▁the ▁player ▁wants ▁to ▁open ▁action ▁by ▁bet ting ▁half ▁the ▁pot , ▁they ▁will ▁want ▁to ▁bet ▁$ 3 5 . ▁In ▁such ▁cases , ▁instead ▁of ▁slow ing ▁down ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁asking ▁the ▁deal er ▁or ▁another ▁player ▁to ▁provide ▁" change " ▁a ▁player ▁may ▁simply ▁verb ally ▁declare ▁the ▁amount ▁they ▁are ▁bet ting ▁while ▁placing ▁( a ) ▁chip ( s ) ▁of ▁sufficient ▁value ▁to ▁make ▁good ▁on ▁the ▁bet . ▁Any ▁" change " ▁will ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁deal er ▁if ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁no - limit ▁and ▁pot - limit ▁games , ▁a ▁raise ▁may ▁be ▁expressed ▁as ▁either ▁a ▁raise ▁by ▁$ X ▁or ▁a ▁raise ▁to ▁$ X . ▁For ▁example , ▁suppose ▁Alice ▁opens ▁by ▁bet ting ▁$ 5 . ▁If ▁D ian ne ▁subsequently ▁announ ces ▁" I ▁raise ▁by ▁$ 1 5 " ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁raising ▁by ▁$ 1 5 ▁over ▁and ▁above ▁the ▁opening ▁bet ▁of ▁$ 5 , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁bet ▁of ▁$ 2 0 . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁if ▁D ian ne ▁subsequently ▁announ ces ▁" I ▁raise ▁to ▁$ 1 5 " ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁raising ▁by ▁only ▁$ 1 0 ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁bet ▁of ▁$ 1 5 . ▁Today , ▁most ▁public ▁card rooms ▁prefer ▁for ▁players ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁raise ▁to ▁standard ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁raise ▁by ▁standard . ▁In ▁the ▁event