Quote Originally Posted by euphoricism
$10 into a $5 pot?
I used to think that too, but it's not a $5 pot after you act...first you call $2 which makes the pot $7 and then you raise to the size of the pot, so you bet 2 + 7 = $9, for a pot size raise.

If you think from his perspective, he is now facing a $7 call into a $14 pot, just like if you had led $7 into a $7 pot.