Not to add a monkey wrench, or stir the pot, but…
Last night I happened to be watching on YouTube a series of clips of several hands that involved Phil Helmuth on the Big Game. That was the show that had 5 pros against a novice that is given $100K to play. (He keeps any profit at the end of 150 hands.)
On several of the hands, Phil announced a raise in the format of "Raise. $___."
Each time, the commentators then specified an amount which was the call PLUS the raise. And each time, that total was what Phil bet.
One time, Phil announced "Raise," put in the chips to call, then announced the amount of the raise, saying nothing other than the number. Again, this was the raise, not the total.
In my mind, this raise where he put in the calling chips first, clearly demonstrated that it makes sense that the number announced afterwards would be the raise not the total. And if that's the case, it also makes sense that anytime a raise is announced, without using the modifier "total" might default to mean "more."
OK, this show was several years old, so maybe the rules changed. Also, it was a cash game.
Sigh. I’m so confused……