In Poker What Is Big Blind Small Blind
There are two blinds, the small and the big. The small blind is placed by the player directly to the left of the dealer (dealer button), with the big blind to the left of the small. In a Limit game, the small blind is half the minbet (the lower of the two limits) and the big blind is double that.
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The big blind and small blind are called blinds, because you have to put them in before the cards are dealt. So it is considered a “blind” bet, as you must bet before seeing your cards. A blind is a forced bet meant to ensure action in a game of poker. There are two blinds in each hand: the small blind and the big blind. Poker is not a card game, it is a betting game, and cards are simply the most popular way we play poker. Blinds and antes define the scope of the betting. Technically, no matter what the medium, you don't have a poker game until you have a pot, blinds and antes are the start of the pot making whatever you do afterwards, poker. The little blind usually is half the amount of the big blind.
– A blind wager used to seed the pot, usually placed on or to the left of the dealer button.A blind is a forced bet that is placed before the cards are dealt. It is used to seed the pot in flop and draw games. Generally, flop and draw games will use a nominal dealer button to indicate last action after the flop or draw. This button is moved in a clockwise manner, one position to the left, before the start of each hand, in order to give each player equal time from each betting position. Most games will have two blinds, a small blind to the left of the button, and a big blind to the left of the small blind. Some games will have a third blind which is commonly placed on the button. Blinds are called “big” or “small” based upon their relative size and not upon what position they are posted from, although it is standard to post the big blind to the left of the small blind. Typically, the big blind will be a full sized bet of the lower betting limit, and a small blind will be a portion of the lower betting limit. For example, a $3/$6 Hold’em game might have a $3 big blind and a $1 small blind.
Every player is required to post their blinds when it is their turn to do so. If they do not, they will be given a missed blind button and will be dealt out. If this happens, the player must wait until it is their turn to take the big blind again, or post all owed blinds at once on the subsequent hand, if they do not wish to wait.
If a player takes their blind in turn, the amount posted will be credited towards a call or raise. This type of blind is called a “live blind.” If a player is making up owed blinds, only the amount of the big blind is live. The small blind (and any other blinds owed if more than two blinds are being used) is dead and therefore will not be credited towards a call or raise. This type of blind is called a “dead” blind. For example, a $3/$6 Hold’em game has a Big Blind of $3 and a small blind of $1. If both players have posted their blinds in turn, and the pot has been raised to $6, the big blind would owe $3 to call and the small blind would owe $5 to call. If a third player has made up his blinds by posting $4 ($3 big blind plus $1 dead small blind), he would have to call an additional $3 with $1 dead and remaining in the pot.Usage: Live Blind, Dead Blind, Big Blind, Small Blind, Post Both Blinds, Blind On The Button