Hold ’em is normally played using small and big blind bets—forced bets
by two players. Antes (forced contributions by all players) may be used in
addition to blinds, particularly in later stages of tournament play. A dealer
button is used to represent the player in the dealer position; the dealer button
rotates clockwise after each hand, changing the position of the dealer and
blinds. The small blind is posted by the player to the left of the dealer and is
usually equal to half of the big blind. The big blind, posted by the player to
the left of the small blind, is equal to the minimum bet. In tournament poker,
the blind/ante structure periodically increases as the tournament progresses.
After one round of betting is done, the next betting round will start by the
person in the small blind.
When only two players remain, special
“head-to-head” or “heads up” rules are enforced and the
blinds are posted differently. In this case, the person with the dealer button
posts the small blind, while their opponent places the big blind. The dealer
acts first before the flop. After the flop, the dealer acts last and continues
to do so for the remainder of the hand. (資料來源 )
