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Who is SB when heads up?
Hello all, pretty new to the boards and a question came up in a home game last night that I'm hoping you nice people can clarify for us.
It was down to me and a friend heads up and I insisted that the dealer is small blind in heads up, whether its a cash game or a tourney. My friend wasn't sure about that and thought the dealer would be the big blind. So in heads up, whether a tourney or cash game, who is the big blind? The dealer or the other guy? thanks, Chris |
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Re: Who is SB when heads up?
Seems easy to me: the dealer is the big blind. Imagine a three player game: there's the dealer, then moving clockwise the small blind, and then the big blind. Let's say the big blind gets up and leaves before the hand. Who's the big blind now? The dealer, surely.
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Re: Who is SB when heads up?
I could've sworn on TV poker the dealer is small blind heads up. Any other opinions?
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Re: Who is SB when heads up?
Heads up, the dealer is always the small blind. After the flop, other player (Big Blind) must act first.
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Re: Who is SB when heads up?
You are correct,the dealer when heads up is always the small blind.The reason for this is so that the dealer does not have the benefit of acting last after every play.When heads up before the flop the big blind acts last and after the flop and for the rest of the hand the dealer(small blind) will act last.
This has been covered on numerous occasions so try a search if you want more confirmation. |
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Re: Who is SB when heads up?
Thanks guys, i'm just going to email this as a link to to my friend for him to read.
Chris |
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Re: Who is SB when heads up?
"The reason for this is so that the dealer does not have the benefit of acting last after every play"
I think it is because they don't want the dealer to have the benefit of position AND potentially a free play preflop. |
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Re: Who is SB when heads up?
Mea culpa.
Not really a heads-up player, just assumed that the same logic would apply as works in games with 3-10 people. |
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Re: Who is SB when heads up?
At both my local casino and my local home games we play big blind is the button.
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Re: Who is SB when heads up?
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At both my local casino and my local home games we play big blind is the button. [/ QUOTE ] That's horrible. |
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