1.A mandatory bet placed by a player before seeing their cards. Thiese
usually consist of a small blind and a big blind. The big blind amount becomes
the foundation of the minimum bet to play a hand. The small blind
starts with the person one spot to the left of the dealer, and the big
blind is two spots to the left of the dealer. After each hand is
completed the dealer (button) rotates one player clockwise and the
players acting as the blinds will change.
2.To enter a pot by before looking at one's cards.
SoundPoker Says: 1.Depending on where you are playing the size of a blind will
vary. In tournaments blinds start out small but go up after specified
time increments. For example
if you are in a tournament and the blinds start out at 10/20.
These might double every half hour to promote play at the tables
and increase the pot sizes. In structured limit games, the value of the
blinds will remain set for that table and will not change at any time.
2. Entering a pot without looking at one's cards may not be the
best strategy, however it makes opponents weary of your
deceptive play style.
See Also: Ante, Bet, Betting Level, Big Blind, Call, Caller, Loose, Small Blind
