Dead Blinds Poker

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Dead blinds poker.

Poker slang a blind post when a player returns to a game with the small blind amount going into the pot and the big blind amount posted in front of the player. With two blinds the small blind is posted by the player immediately clockwise from the button and the big blind is posted by the player two positions clockwise. How to play poker. I had big slick but wasn t able to raise before the flop since we were playing with a dead blind and everybody else just called.

Blinds are part of a player s bet unless the structure of a game or the situation requires part or all of a particular blind to be dead dead chips are not part of a player s bet. Experienced players know that these are good spots to attack in the hope of winning the blinds plus the dead blinds uncontested. As opposed to a live blind. Every essential aspect of the blinds will be discussed in this concise but in depth guide.

The mandatory contribution to the pot made before any cards are dealt under the condition that the player making the wager is not permitted to raise it. As opposed to a live blind a dead blind is a blind in which the player who posted it doesn t have the option to raise even if every other player simply called. Unless the structure of a game or the situation requires part or all of a particular blind to be dead dead.