Betting actions
All-in in poker
Definition
To bet all of your remaining chips.
A player who is all-in cannot act any more and is only eligible to win the part of the pot they matched. Any extra bets from other players go into a side pot.
After an all-in call, players usually turn their cards face up and the rest of the board is dealt, so the result depends only on equity.
Related terms
- Side potA separate pot formed when a player is all-in and the other players keep betting among themselves.
- Push or foldA strategy for short stacks in which every hand is either shoved all-in or folded, with no calls or small raises.
- Short stackA stack that is small compared with the blinds, usually below 15 to 20 big blinds.
- EquityYour share of the pot based on how often your hand wins when all remaining cards are dealt.