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FISH101 · Guest

5 players at the table. Player 1 is dealing. Player 2 post small blind and player 3 post big blind. At the end of the hand player 3, player 4 and player 5 are ALL IN. Player 5 win the hand knocking player 3 and player 4 out. Next hand player 2 is dealing, who posts the blinds and what do they post for a blind? Because player 3 and 4 were suppose to be the blind on this hand.

webmaster · Site Admin Joined: Nov 26, 2003 Posts: 668

Big blind only posted by player 5, no small blind. Returns to normality the next hand. This is to ensure fairness - you can't have player 5 skip a big blind just to accomodate there being a small blind.

FISH101 · Guest

ok so player 5 puts up the big blind and thats the only blind for that hand. How can it go back top normal after that because if player 5 deals the next hand, player 1 puts up the small blind and player 2 puts up the big blind. That would mean player 1 skipped the big blind. More or less, how do you get the blinds back to normal if player 5 post the big blind onlyfor that hand.

webmaster · Site Admin Joined: Nov 26, 2003 Posts: 668

Player 5 doesn't deal the following hand. The button moves to player 4 (who's missing) player 5 becomes the small blind and player 1 the big.

FISH101 · Guest

ok thank very much. That does make sense know that you say that. Thanks again !!!!!!

ontariosteve · Guest

When only two players are left at a table is the dealer always small blind or big blind?

webmaster · Site Admin Joined: Nov 26, 2003 Posts: 668

Hi Steve,

When only 2 remain the dealer is always small blind and first to act.

Perns · Guest

When playing at home, the blinds would go up when it returns to the player, who was the dealer when the other player was eliminated. Is this the correct rule of when blinds go up?

Also, how would this apply when there are two players are left? One idea someone had was to put a time limit like 5 min for the blinds to go up in order to make the game faster. Would this be the correct rule? If not, please advise. Thanks

webmaster · Site Admin Joined: Nov 26, 2003 Posts: 668

Hi Perns,

It's not normal for the blinds to go up each circuit of the table.

Normally there is a set time limit which is either 10 or 15 minutes. This avoids the problem that you noted when only 2 are left. Even so, under this format blinds will still be large when you make it to the last two (Heads up).

A 10 handed NL game will last around 2 hours with a doubling of blinds every 15 mins.

Perns · Guest

Thanks for the info.

richsd · Newbie Joined: Aug 01, 2007 Posts: 2

You mention this above.

"Player 5 doesn't deal the following hand. The button moves to player 4 (who's missing) player 5 becomes the small blind and player 1 the big."

What do you mean by the button moves to a missing player? If player 5 is the next in line to deal of the players left who does deal then? You say that the button is now player 4 (who's missing). I get that but who actually deals since player 4 is no longer at the table? If people are knocked which makes the next person remaining also the person who should now take the big blind what do you do? It sounds like the button would be at a missing player but I just don't get who would actually be the next dealer.

webmaster · Site Admin Joined: Nov 26, 2003 Posts: 668

Hi Rich,

It's a situation that only comes up in home games, because in any professional game you have a dealer anyway. Doesn't really make a difference if the dealer is the person who's just been knocked out (player 4) or if player 3 deal again. The important thing here is that noone misses a blind.

richsd · Newbie Joined: Aug 01, 2007 Posts: 2

Makes sense. So in a home game do you just want to avoid having the dealer be the same person as the big blind? Is it ok to have the dealer be the small blind or should that be reserved until there are only two people left?

webmaster · Site Admin Joined: Nov 26, 2003 Posts: 668

Yes Rich,

Ordinarily in a home game the dealer would be the person holding the dealer puck which lags behind the Big and Small blind. I would suggest that the first person out of your home game be nominated as dealer for the remainder of the tournament - gives them something to do, and is a suitable punishment for being the first player out.

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