It may be only a $1 difference at that point, but we know that PL pots seem to grow exponentially. However, it does make a difference in PL games, where opening pot from UTG with a single $1 blind would be to $3, but in a. 50/1 and 1/1 would play about the same, even in PLO where the sb is frequently considered to be a full blind.Īlthough I haven't played with a single blind, in NL games I suspect that a single-blind game would play bigger than if that amount were split between two blinds (e.g., that a single 1 blind would play bigger than. Texas hold em (also known as Texas holdem, hold em, and holdem) is one of the most popular variants of the card game of poker.Two cards, known as hole cards, are dealt face down to each player, and then five community cards are dealt face up in three stages. I could be wrong, but I think that the big or second blind determines how big the game plays. Similarly, one could play 1/1 instead of. 25/.25 eliminates the need for fracs <.25. If you sit here, you can either sit out the next hand, or you can 'buy the button' by posting a big blind and tossing a small blind. 2- Open seat is between current small blind and current big blind. Don't mind being enlightened about pros or cons. 1- Open seat is one spot after current big blind - If you sit here, you will be the big blind on the next hand and no one pays double blinds. 50 if you are not going to do the more common BB and SB? I don't see any negatives, but I don't see any positives either to the even blinds structure. I don't understand the 2 even blinds system like.