Editing Declaration (poker) (section)

==Methods of declaration==
First, declarations can be made either in turn or simultaneously.

Games with verbal in-turn declarations (called "last raise declares") are uncommon, because the [[position (poker)|positional]] value of declaring last is so great. Some think that makes the game unfair. Others see it merely as   strategy, making the game more interesting, because players may alter their betting in the last rounds to get the position of declaring last or after a certain player.  Also, if all the other remaining players declare one way, the last player to declare can then  call the other way and take half the pot regardless of the actual rank of his hand.

Simultaneous declarations are commonly done by the "chips in hand" method.  Each player remaining in the game takes two chips or coins below the table, then brings up a closed hand containing zero, one, or two of the chips.
After all players have brought their closed hands above the table, they all then open their hands to reveal their choices: for example, no chips in the hand means the player is declaring "low", one chip "high", and two chips "swing" (both ways).

Some games then have another round of betting after the declaration, called "bet/declare/bet", which clearly gives an advantage if there is just one person going a certain way.