Blinds Head Up

Stacheman · #1 03-24-2005, 04:31 PM

Can anyone explain the reasoning for the small blind being on the button when a tournament is heads up? I've played in enough online and B&M tournaments to know that this is how it works, but when playing in home or other amateur-run tournaments inevitably someone disagrees and says the big blind should be on the button. I have trouble expressing the logic behind the rule.

woodguy · #2 03-24-2005, 04:32 PM

So the BB doesn't have the advantage of acting last PF and in subsequent rounds.

I think.....could be wrong.

Regards,
Woodguy

SossMan · #3 03-24-2005, 04:33 PM

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Can anyone explain the reasoning for the small blind being on the button when a tournament is heads up? I've played in enough online and B&M tournaments to know that this is how it works, but when playing in home or other amateur-run tournaments inevitably someone disagrees and says the big blind should be on the button. I have trouble expressing the logic behind the rule.

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because the positional advantage would be too great to overcome. You would have position on all streets (including preflop)

Stacheman · #4 03-24-2005, 04:44 PM

Thanks for the responses guys. I don't know why it has been difficult for me to reason that out.

schwza · #5 03-24-2005, 05:10 PM

this is not universal. i wish i could give concrete examples, but i know that some sites have the BB = button.

Stacheman · #6 03-24-2005, 05:33 PM

Yeah, I was wondering about that too. People always say they have seen it done the other way (BB=Button), but no one can ever remember where they saw it.

schwza · #7 03-24-2005, 05:37 PM

i think in party cash games it's this way.

nathan_hicks · #8 03-24-2005, 05:41 PM

7 Sultans has the BB on the button.