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Understanding Omaha or Texas hold’em Poker Blinds |
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Written by Robert Johnson
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Thursday, 01 November 2007
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 Are you new to poker and wondering what poker blinds are all about? Perhaps you have played poker variants in the past that don’t involve blinds and you want a quick course because you’ll be playing Omaha or Texas hold’em in the future. While the term poker blinds sounds a bit intimidating, it’s not at all. Once you understand how the blind is used you’ll forget that you didn’t know about it in the past! Poker blinds is basically a term that is used to describe forced bets that are posted by players to the left of the dealer button. It’s important to note that poker blinds are only used in flop style poker games. There are usually two poker blinds per game, but it isn’t unheard of to have one or even three. Both Omaha and Texas hold’em have poker blinds because they are often played without the use of antes. This allows for the player to fold his hand without placing a bet. In short, the poker blinds require a regular cost to play in the game. What this does is encourage a player to get involved in pots to balance the price of taking part in the game. There are usually two blinds, the big blind and the small blind. The big blind is usually equal to the minimum bet and is twice as much as the small blind. When it comes to where things are located, the small poker blinds are posted by the player to the left of the dealer button. The big blind is posted by the player to the left of the deal button. Once the dealer has dealt the cards, the player to the left of the big blind will be the first to act during the first betting round. So do you think your ready for the Poker Table? Join in at UltimateBet and play in tthe UB Online Championship or many available Poker FreeRolls .
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 31 October 2007 )
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