Hey fella's

Here's the situation, me and a few friends were playing a quick tournament at my place. i was on the big blind, and after everyone had called. i said out loudly "Raise to 400". (The blinds were at 100/200). I accidentally placed 1 black chips and one blue chip, i had already placed my first 2 blackchips as i was the big blind. (black chip = 100 , blue chip = 500)

Immediately seeing my mistake before anyone calls, i reach back to replace the blue one with a black one. The dealer had already confirmed the "raise to 400". It happened atleast within 5 sec after having placed the wrong chips.

They had the opinion of, "no you already placed 600, so the raise was to 600".

So the question is, is you say out LOUD much you want to raise but make a mistake like this, what actually counts?

Usually if a chip hits the "pot", it's in the pot. Unless of course you are getting change from the pot, or another player.

I stand corrected. I found this on the subject that should help...

"Raises should be carefully thought out and placed correctly. Take your time when making a raise and count your chips in front of you before you toss them into the pot. If you wanted to bet $65, but accidentally grab $40 or $90 worth of reds, you won’t have any recourse once they go into the middle. A lot of players like to grab their chips and count out their bet on the felt as they are placing the bet itself, but this is far from the best way to approach making a raise. Once the money crosses the line, some casinos will force you to wager it all, regardless of whether or not it ever even hit the felt. Count out your money in small stacks right next to your cards. After you are satisfied with the precise bet amount, go ahead and toss the stack in or push it across the line. If you are worried that you might have made a mistake in counting, announce the bet out loud before you push it into the pot.

Announce Bet Amounts

When you announce a bet at the table, it always take precedence over your actual action. For example, you could say “raise to $100” and only put out two red chips worth $5 each. The raise is still $100, you will just need to reach into your stack to match whatever you audibly announced. Using a verbal announcement is always beneficial because it will allow you to tell everyone what you want to raise as opposed to making a mistake when counting your chips out at the table."