The language of real poker, and online poker is unique, with terms you might hear without a definition thereof. This article will discuss the terms "ante" and "blinds", two concepts that underlie poker gambling.  An ante is a bet in which all players put the same amount of money (or tokens) in a pot before sharing begins. This is often a playing unit: $ 1 for example, or one sheet or other similar small amount. It is also normal proportions and parts such as half the minimum bet to be used as an ante. An ante paid by every player ensures that a player who fits every time still losing money and gives all players an incentive, however small, to play rather than to apply for the opening round of the hand.

You usually do not see antes in games with blinds , but some poker tournaments bring antes implemented to ensure that the game continues. With antes, more players stay in the pot and the action is better. The last part is especially important when events are broadcast, where the risk of each hand should be to achieve. A blind is a forced bet, such as an ante, but it is not done by all players, but only one or two that contribute to this effort.

The most common use of blinds as a wedstructuur calls for two blinds: the player after the dealer gives a blind about a half times what would be a normal bet and the next player what a normal bet would be. This structure with two blinds, sometimes with antes, is the dominating play structure for community card poker games such as Omaha poker and Texas Hold em. Blinds can be confusing at first, but they are pretty easy to understand once you have used.

Them in the game in a $ 1-2 limit game, for example, put the first player to the left of the dealer a small blind of $ .50 (half the minimum bet) and the next player in the big blind of $ 1, which is the equivalent of a minimum bet. After the cards are dealt, the game begins with the next player's turn (3rd from the croupier off), or $ 2 to bet that, should raise or fold. When the stakes get back to the player who has the $ 1 blind set in, he must equal the bet is for him (which he may count his $ 1), may raise or fold. If there have been no increases until the action back in the big blind comes (ie, the bet is voorhem is as high as the big blind that he had put in) the big blind raises or be checked. The right to increase (called the option) occurs only once: as his platform is now used by every player, connect the initial investment round as normal and the game continues.