Talk:Blind (poker)

Opening comment

Double-blind is not the only blind structure, you know. Lots of games have single-blinds.

Yep. In fact, a single blind is the tradition form of the game since the 1800s. The two-blind structure evolved as a blind with a mandatory straddle. Three blinds is also not uncommon (third on the button). LDC 03:28, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

To be more specific, the practice of straddling the blinds involves the player (third on the button), often referred to as (under the gun) placing a bet twice the size of the big blind before looking at their hole cards. --Jason thorn 02:28, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Say some more please

If you could, address these questions in the article's prose:

• Why use blinds instead of ante?
• What happens (in the case of double-blind) when the table is down to 2 people?

Ham Pastrami (talk) 21:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Etymology

Any idea how the term is derived? Even Merriam-Webster won't tell me. Maikel (talk) 09:40, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Blinds vs. antes

Another difference between blinds and antes isn't currently discussed in the article. Should it be? For example, for a four-player game with small blind of $4 and big blind of $8, every player is forced to bet at least $12 across any four consecutive hands. An all-player ante of $3 per hand achieves the same total. However, in cases like every player simply calling in the first round, the total in the pot after the first round of betting is higher for blinds ($8 × 4) than for antes ($3 × 4). —Quantling (talk | contribs) 18:17, 1 October 2024 (UTC)