Learn Texas Holdem

Question: What happens when another player bets out of turn? What is the rule or, what should the rule be?

Answer: The rule is if there is action behind the player, the action stands. What that means is that if you act of out turn without letting the guy to your right act first and then other people put bets out after you, their bets are kept and his skipped move is treated as a check -- two wrongs kind of equal a right for practicality's sake.

The reason for such a rule is that it isn't fair to the other players since they have already made their move and given up information. It is up to the dealer to make sure everyone acts in turn. If just one person is skipped, the person who acted out of turn can take their bet back but if more than one did, what I mentioned above applies. If this is a home game, you can be as lenient as you like.