▁to ▁Ellen . ▁She ▁calls ▁the ▁$ 4 ▁as ▁well . ▁Alice ▁fol ds . ▁D ian ne , ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁blind , ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁the ▁option ▁either ; ▁she ▁must ▁either ▁call ▁$ 2 , ▁raise , ▁or ▁fol d . ▁She ▁ra ises ▁by ▁$ 4 ▁( total ▁bet ▁is ▁now ▁$ 8 ). ▁Carol ▁re - ra ises ▁to ▁$ 1 2 . ▁The ▁bet ▁is ▁now ▁$ 8 ▁to ▁Jo ane , ▁who ▁must ▁now ▁call , ▁raise ▁or ▁fol d ; ▁she ▁calls , ▁as ▁do ▁Ellen ▁and ▁D ian ne , ▁ending ▁the ▁bet ting ▁round . ▁ ▁Lim its ▁Bet ting ▁limits ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁amount ▁a ▁player ▁may ▁open ▁or ▁raise , ▁and ▁come ▁in ▁four ▁common ▁forms : ▁no ▁limit , ▁pot ▁limit ▁( the ▁two ▁collect ively ▁called ▁big ▁bet ▁pok er ), ▁fixed ▁limit , ▁and ▁spread ▁limit . ▁ ▁All ▁such ▁games ▁have ▁a ▁minimum ▁bet ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁stated ▁maxim ums , ▁and ▁also ▁commonly ▁a ▁bet ting ▁unit , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁den om ination ▁in ▁which ▁bet s ▁can ▁be ▁made . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁it ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁games ▁with ▁$ 2 0 ▁and ▁$ 4 0 ▁bet ting ▁limits ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁minimum ▁bet ting ▁unit ▁of ▁$ 5 , ▁so ▁that ▁all ▁bet s ▁must ▁be ▁in ▁multi ples ▁of ▁$ 5 , ▁to ▁simplify ▁game ▁play . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁common ▁for ▁some ▁games ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁bring