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Poker Blinds
Several new poker players and apprentices still are unaware about poker blinds or how do they work, the first thing you have to know is that poker is a game that has lots of variations, many players even have their own variations with firm and specific rules that only apply at their poker tables. In the particular case of Omaha and Texas Hold’em, the blind is one of the most critical issue which you have to know before you start playing. Blind is chiefly a term that is used to explain mandatory bets posted by the players to the left of the dealer button. It’s vital to note that poker blinds are only used in flop five cards poker, style poker games, and some other variations.

There are usually two poker blinds per game; Texas Hold’em and Omaha have poker blinds because they are often played without the use of antes. This action allows the player to fold his hand without placing a bet. In effect, the poker blinds require a regular cost to play in the game. What this does is to encourage a player to get involved in pots so that the price of taking part in the game is balanced.

The big blind and the small blind are two blinds found in Omaha and Hold’em, The big blind is usually equal to the minimum bet and is twice the amount of the small blind. When it is a matter of where things are located, the small poker blinds are posted by the player to the left of the dealer button. The big blind is called by the player to the left of the deal button. Once the dealer the cards are dealt, the player to the left of the big blind will be the first to act during the first betting round.

Position is power in the game of Texas Hold'em. The player who acts last, or on the button, has immense advantage over the rest of the table because he gets to see everyone else bet first. The two people in the worst position are the big blind and the small blind because they would be out of position on every round following the opening round. Blinds have to place their money in the pot before seeing any cards, so there is no way of knowing what cards the blinds hold. This could be good news or bad news if you are in the blind. It is good news if you get a strong hand, since you can mask it well, but it is bad news if you get weak hands since you sometimes find it tough to throw them away.