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[QUOTE="OzExorcist, post: 1803060, member: 23910"]
The only thing the dealer did that might be a little bit out of line is adding the "what does it matter" comment after saying it was $2 to you - it was unnecessary and may have actually influenced the hand.  Everything else is 100% correct though.

You're allowed to ask the dealer for a count in pot limit games, because having that information is vital to the game.  In no-limit games you're expected to track the pot size for yourself, the dealer can't give it to you:

[INDENT][URL="http://www.homepokertourney.com/roberts-rules-of-poker.htm#SECTION_14_-_NO_LIMIT_AND_POT-LIMIT"]Robert's Rules of Poker, Section 14 - No Limit and Pot Limit[/URL]

...The player is responsible for determining the pot size at no-limit, not the dealer...[/INDENT]

Robert's Rules doesn't actually mention limit games when it comes to asking the dealer for a count on the pot, I suspect because:

[INDENT]1: it's very easy to track yourself, given the standard size of all bets (seriously, you should be able to do the math yourself in [i]less[/i] time than it would take the dealer to physically count the chips), and 
2: if the pot is so big you're having trouble counting it, your pot odds will be so big as to be almost inconsequential.[/INDENT]

As a result, I wouldn't be surprised if most card rooms apply the no-limit "count the pot yourself" rule to limit games as well purely as a time saving measure.
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