▁simply ▁" P ot ". ▁ ▁If ▁there ▁is ▁$ 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁pot ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁bet ting ▁round ▁in ▁a ▁$ 2 /$ 5 ▁pot ▁limit ▁game , ▁and ▁Player ▁A ▁bet s ▁$ 5 , ▁player ▁B ▁may ▁" raise ▁the ▁pot " ▁and ▁w ager ▁$ 3 5 ▁creating ▁a ▁new ▁pot ▁total ▁of ▁$ 6 0 . ▁This ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁$ 2 0 ▁previous ▁round ▁action , ▁Player ▁A ' s ▁$ 5 ▁bet , ▁Player ▁B ' s ▁$ 5 ▁call , ▁and ▁player ▁B ' s ▁$ 3 0 ▁Pot ▁Ra ise ▁($ 2 0 +$ 5 +$ 5 +$ 3 0 =$ 6 0 ). ▁ ▁Bear ▁in ▁mind , ▁however , ▁that ▁$ 6 0 ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁pot , ▁player ▁B ' s ▁" P ot " ▁declaration ▁will ▁cost ▁them ▁$ 3 5 . ▁( Th ese ▁actions , ▁with ▁additional ▁follow - up ▁w ager ing , ▁are ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁Table ▁' 1 ' ▁on ▁the ▁right .) ▁ ▁Only ▁pot ▁limit ▁games ▁allow ▁the ▁deal er , ▁on ▁request , ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁pot ▁size ▁and ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁a ▁pot ▁raise ▁before ▁it ' s ▁made . ▁ ▁The ▁deal er ▁is ▁also ▁required ▁to ▁push ▁any ▁amount ▁over ▁the ▁maximum ▁raise ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁off ending ▁player . ▁ ▁Keep ing ▁track ▁of ▁those ▁numbers ▁can ▁be ▁h arrow ing ▁if ▁the ▁action ▁becomes ▁he ated , ▁but ▁there