This makes the final round pots very large in relation to the bets, so that a call at the end can return as much as twenty or thirty to one, which makes calling automatic if you have any sort of hand, and reduces the effect of bluffing. Tournament and championship play is often no-limit. Holdem betting has several variations, but the betting always starts at the first blind. Most often played with a big and a small blind-bet, it can be played with just one blind, with several blinds, and can also require an ante from each player. Each player can in turn, after calling any previous bets, bet as much as is in the pot.
Rocks are very tight players who only bet and raise in highly favourable circumstances.
Stud betting is quite different from the betting used in communal card games, where betting starts from the small blind. In stud betting each players antes and there is no blind bet. After the first round the highest hand showing speaks first in all games, and can bet or check. Tapping out occurs when a player hasn't enough chips on the table to cover a bet. Money which is not covered is returned to the bettor, or forms part of a separate pot if there are other active players.