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You should also have noticed there is a small button with a ‘D’
or ‘Dealer’ written on it moving around the table. This is known
as the Dealer button. You may also have noticed that the two players
to the left of this button also automatically place an initial bet,
these are known as the blinds.
The player to the immediate left of the dealer must place a compulsory
bet of half the initial bet, this is known as the small blind.
The player to the left of the small blind must place a compulsory
bet of the full initial stake, this is known as the big blind. No
one else on the table is required to place any bets at all and may
fold at any time.
At this point, the person to the immediate left of the big blind
will need to make one of three choices- Call, Raise or Fold. If
they are happy with their hole cards, and wish to see the flop,
they will call the initial bet. This means they must match the amount
of money the person sitting in the big blind position has bet. If
they think their hole cards are better than most if not all of the
other people’s hole cards then they will/should raise the pot, this
involves putting in twice the initial stake on a fixed limit table.
Lastly, and indeed the most common course of action, if the player
decides their hole cards are not likely to win the pot they will
fold. If you are using one of the starting hands tables and do not
see your hole card in them, then fold! This betting pattern will
continue until everyone who intends to play the hand has matched
the highest bet(although someone may have raised that does not mean
another player cannot re-raise). Once you have watched enough hands
and understand the above then you are ready to join the table.
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