▁of ▁any ▁ambigu ity ▁in ▁a ▁player ' s ▁ver bal ▁action ▁while ▁raising , ▁the ▁player ▁will ▁normally ▁be ▁bound ▁to ▁raise ▁to ▁the ▁stated ▁amount . ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁Alice ▁were ▁to ▁have ▁opened ▁with ▁a ▁$ 5 ▁bet ▁and ▁D ian ne ▁subsequently ▁announced ▁" raise , ▁$ 1 5 " ▁while ▁putting ▁$ 2 0 ▁into ▁pot , ▁in ▁most ▁public ▁card rooms ▁D ian ne ▁would ▁be ▁bound ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁bet ▁of ▁$ 1 5 ▁and ▁the ▁" ex cess " ▁$ 5 ▁would ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁her . ▁ ▁In ▁fixed - limit ▁games , ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁bet s ▁and ▁ra ises ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁specified ▁st akes . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁$ 3 /$ 6 ▁fixed ▁limit ▁Hold ▁' em , ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁bet ting ▁r ounds ▁( p ref lop ▁and ▁f lop ) ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁is ▁$ 3 , ▁the ▁opening ▁bet ▁after ▁the ▁f lop ▁must ▁be ▁for ▁$ 3 ▁and ▁all ▁ra ises ▁must ▁be ▁for ▁$ 3 . ▁For ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁bet ting ▁r ounds ▁( turn ▁and ▁river ) ▁the ▁opening ▁bet ▁must ▁be ▁for ▁$ 6 ▁and ▁all ▁ra ises ▁must ▁be ▁for ▁$ 6 . ▁As ▁in ▁no - limit ▁and ▁pot - limit ▁games , ▁these ▁amounts ▁will ▁be ▁over - rid den ▁by ▁table ▁st akes ▁rules ▁( so ▁for ▁example , ▁in ▁$ 3 /$ 6 ▁fixed ▁limit ▁Hold ▁' em ▁a ▁player ▁could ▁bet ,