We are down to two people, who is big blind and small blind? Is the dealer the little blind or big blind????
2007-11-21 06:02:30 · 5 answers · asked by Brian T 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
I agree guys. I just couldn't convince my cohort. Either way I appreciate your help.
2007-11-21 06:58:36 · update #1
If you are playing Hold 'Em, when heads up, the dealer is the small blind always. If there is any confusion when the 3rd place player busts, the button can always float to where it needs to be, the blinds don't change to accommodate the button (a player isn't the big blind twice just so that the dealer can be the small blind - is that making sense?).
The reason the dealer is the small blind is so that one player doesn't have the advantage of acting last before the flop as well as the rest of the hand. When heads up, the dealer acts first before the flop (fold, complete the blind or raise) and then acts last for the remainder of the hand.
Goodluck.
2007-11-24 03:24:21 · answer #1 · answered by gnrwar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, this rule varies between different establishments and different games (tourney vs NL & FL cash games).
There are different rationals for the different blind bets.
When the dealer is the SB one rationale is that the dealer never has to pay ANY blind so when the game switches to face-up dealer should not have to pay the biggest blind. Another is that since the dealer has a positional advantage after the flop, turn and river, it makes the position a little less powerful to have to act first pre-flop, so the dealer does not have as much of an advantage if the dealer is the SB. For the second reason this is my personal choice.
When the dealer is BB, one rational is based on the property of consistency: since the player to the left of the dealer always has been the SB, it shouldn't change because the number of opponents decreases from 3 to 2. I am sure that there are other rationals for this arrangement, but I can't bother to waste my time searching the internet for them (because they are probably very dumb).
So, to sum it up - there is no correct answer to your question: this is a policy that is the decision of the host, be it someone's house or a Big-Assed casino (which btw is much more fun than a Small-Assed casino).
However, there is a BETTER answer: the dealer is the SB. I'd try to get the host to change to this, but if they are stubborn on the point then I wouldn't worry about it too much (as I'd have a good chance that I'd be playing noobs anyway)...
2007-11-21 23:14:36 · answer #2 · answered by Paul S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see I'm not the first here, but I agree the dealer is the big blind. The reason is that the blinds are simply bets; they are only different in that they are required amounts. Therefore, the small blind has to go first: you can't bet LESS than the previous bettor.
As the dealer is always the last to act, the dealer has to be the big blind when there are only two players. Since the first player to act is the small blind, that's the only time the dealer has a blind bet.
2007-11-21 14:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Samwise 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The dealer is the big blind.
2007-11-21 14:06:52 · answer #4 · answered by hewittjc 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
sorry to break it to you and to the previos answerers, but the SB is the dealer or button. The BB is not the dealer
Dont know why this is the rule, but i dont really care- it is what it is .
I am 100.9% sure i am right.
2007-11-21 19:14:51 · answer #5 · answered by dunhate235 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋