"string bet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: string bets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} string bet (plural string bets)
  1. (poker) Action where a player first calls, bets or raises a certain amount and then adds more. It can be used to gather weakness/strength tells from opponents before deciding how many chips to add into the pot. It is not allowed in most games. To prevent string betting, player's action is considered final as soon as the player orally states the amount they bet/raise, say for example "call" or the first chip touches the table in front of their stack/cards. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-string_bet-en-noun-FGPCYrFD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 30 14 Topics: card-games, poker
  2. (poker) A raise where the chips are put into play in more than one movement. Such a raise is usually illegal and counts as a call. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-string_bet-en-noun-iPgVlP3M Topics: card-games, poker

Verb

Forms: string bets [present, singular, third-person], string betting [participle, present], string bet [participle, past], string bet [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|string bet<,,bet>}} string bet (third-person singular simple present string bets, present participle string betting, simple past and past participle string bet)
  1. (poker) To make such a raise. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-string_bet-en-verb-zvnulVmI Topics: card-games, poker

Inflected forms

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