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I try to run my home game by the proper rules of poker. It recently came to light we are doing the blinds wrong when in heads up play. WE had before, always had the dealer put in the BB and the other player the SB. It has been raised that this is backwards, and the dealer should be the SB.
As mentioned, we try to run by the proper rules, like what you would find in a casino. For example the tournrments directors ass rules.
Have we been doing the blinds wrong for standard casino play? Or, is there no stadard for blinds at heads up play.
Thanks in advance

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Dealer SB, Other player BB.

Cody

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This is actually a pretty common mistake in home games. The Button should be the SB.

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Dealer SB, Other player BB.

Cody

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Here's the follow up question.

Who gets dealt the first card? BB or the button?

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Ok thanks guys, just wanted to make sure before we change things. One or two guys didn't really want to change as they play in other games that have the BB at the dealer.

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Ok I'll bite, BB.

Cody

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Then they play in f***ed up games.

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Dealer SB, Other player BB.


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To add to the confusion, the Dealer is 1st to act before the flop, last to act after the flop.

From http://www.homepokertourney.com/button.htm :

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Heads-up play
The small blind is the button and acts first before the flop and last after the flop. The player who does not have the button is dealt the first card.

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Then they play in f***ed up games.

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Its not that big of a deal. I'd bet that most non-serious games do the blinds wrong in heads-up. Doesn't really matter.

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To add even further confusion, some online sites deal it backwards too.

As far as "correctness", it's a home game so if a rule is modified to fit the players, no biggie. It comes down to what the TD wants. If the TD wants it by the book then button = SB, if the TD wants it like the "other" games, ok then.

For strategy, it matters a great deal who the BB is in heads up play. If you search the tournament forums here back to nearly a year ago you'll find some strategy adaptations for "backwards" games. Unfortunately I can't remember any details about the thread.

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Here's the follow up question.

Who gets dealt the first card? BB or the button?

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The BB

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To add to the confusion, the Dealer is 1st to act before the flop, last to act after the flop.


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Why is this confusing? Small blind alway act before big blind and it is always the person after the dealer who act first after the flop.

-sunek

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as a followup, our home tourneys used to have the sb wherever it happened to land (depending on the position of who busted in 3rd). so sometimes it'd be on the dealer and sometimes on the bb. now we always have a dead button hand if necessary to get it aligned right.

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I am not quite sure if this is correct, but when moving from 3 players to 2 players, we play the BB is the person who was not the BB last hand (or the hand before if neither were the BB). This way the same player does not get the BB twice in a row. The button goes to the other player.

Is this correct? It seems fair but not sure if correct.

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I believe a dead button hand is in order here, as one of the TDA rules says "Tournament play shall use a dead button" and makes no explicit ruling when 3rd place busts.

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I am not quite sure if this is correct, but when moving from 3 players to 2 players, we play the BB is the person who was not the BB last hand (or the hand before if neither were the BB). This way the same player does not get the BB twice in a row. The button goes to the other player.

Is this correct? It seems fair but not sure if correct.

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This is exactly how we do it... the BB moves to the next player, and the other player is the dealer.