Tuesday, February 15, 2011

What is a Blind?

     A blind is a bet that is placed before the cards are shown this is to prevent people from only playing the best hands.  Before getting further into that I need you to understand "The Button".  The Button is a physical marker which denotes which player is the dealer.  In most settings the dealer is supplied by the house and is not a player in the game however the dealer button actively keeps track of the player who would be dealing.
     A trypical betting structure may be 1/2 if using chips (I will be referring to chips not money if you wish to play for money you may assign the chip value), this would mean that the person to the dealers left is to place 1 chip up before seeing the cards, the person to his left is to place 2 chips.  Betting will go clockwise after cards have been dealt, starting with the player to the left of the big blind, 2 chips (or an ammount equal to the big blind) is the minimum a player may pay to enter into the hand.  By forcing players to put money into a pot before seeing any cards keeps the gave active.
     All action in poker moves clockwise.  The person to the left of the big blind will be big blind next hand, the last big blind will be small blind, the last small blind will be dealer.  In the case of heads-up play (one-on-one) the dealer will also be the big blind.

11 comments:

  1. A large blind, is a pain in the ass.

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  2. "Hanging by the nuts", thanks for the poker tips btw!

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  3. we called that annying up when i used to play

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  4. Nice blog, I've been wanting to get good at poker!

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  5. Dont teach too many people how to play I like my money nice n easy.

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  6. Thanks for the info, I never really played poker with blinds, we just went straight up.

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  7. I find the blind helps to keep the game even all around and allows for better odds and more interesting hands and out comes. Personally.

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  8. Good, entry level advice right here. Anyone who wants to experiment in poker, online or otherwise, should learn all these tips first.

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  9. it pays for the advantage you get in the hand

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  10. Great info, thanks for sharing!

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