A big bet is a poker term used to describe the a certain bet in a limit-structured game. In other words, in a $2/$4 game, the big bet would be $4. A good win-rate is typically 1-2 BB (big bets) per hour, or 2-3 big bets per 100 hands played. Likewise, a small bet is $2 in this game. Currently, the smallest limit game available is the .01/.02 game, and the largest is the $4k/$8k game, offered as required by Bellagio in Las Vegas. Some of the notable players in the 4K/8K game are Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Chau Giang, and Gus Hansen. Additionally, there may be a rich player sitting at the table who may not be qualified to play with these poker legends. Doyle Brunson at the 1976 World Series of Poker Doyle Texas Dolly Brunson (born August 10, 1933) is an American professional poker player and author of several poker books. ... Phil Ivey (born 1976) is a professional poker player. ... Daniel Negreanu, Professional Poker Player Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional poker player. ... Gustav The Great Dane Hansen (born in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a professional poker player. ...
Bigbets are used in draw poker during the final round of betting to weed out tentative players.
Given that a small bet is generally half of a bigbet and that a small blind is generally half of the small bet, the minimum BB in casino style holdem is four cents.
Bigbets are used in seven-card stud, generally after the last upcard, to motivate tentative players who already have a lot of money in the pot to fold anyway.
All other bets are made by placing chips in front of the player, but not directly into the pot (this is called "splashing" the pot, and is also a breach of etiquette, because it prevents other players from verifying the bet amount).
Some games treat the big blind as a "raise" of the small blind for the purpose of calculating the maximum raise—the small blind is allowed to call the big blind, and then make a pot sized raise of twice the big blind, for a total bet of three times the big blind.
The full bet rule states that if the amount of an all-in bet is less than the minimum bet, or if the amount of an all-in raise is less than the full amount of the previous raise, it does not constitute a "real" raise, and therefore does not reopen the betting action.
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