09- 7-07, LearnTexasHoldem:

Antes vs blinds - what's the deal?

Question:

My husband and I are having an argument about antes and blinds.

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He does not believe me that there are only blinds and not ante and blinds in a tournament. He thinks that everyone places a bet before the dealer deals and then they have to put up a little blind and big blind.

Please clear this up as I have played in tournaments and this was not the case.

/ Suzan

Answer:

Hi Suzan,

You are absolutely right - lots of tournaments are played with blinds only and no antes. On the other hand, there are tournaments were both antes and blinds are used as well. In many tournaments, only blinds are used in the beginning, and then antes are added in the latter stages to speed up the game.

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