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Players who miss their big blind will not be dealt in again until the button has passed them. At that point, the player must "super-post" (post both the big and small blinds) in order to rejoin the game and be dealt cards. Of these, only the big blind is considered "live" while the small blind is
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The minimum and maximum buy-in at a table is usually set in relation to the big blind. At live games, the minimum buy-in is usually between 50 and 80 big blinds, while the maximum buy-in is usually between 100 and 250 big blinds. Some online cardrooms offer "short stack" tables where the maximum
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If each player in a tournament starts with 5,000 in chips and after four hours, the big blind is 10,000 (with a small blind of 5,000), a player with only 15,000 in chips would be able to stay in the game for at most one more rotation of the dealer button if they do not win any additional chips.
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Unlike many cash games, it is not possible for a player to "miss" blinds in a tournament. If a player is absent from the table, he will continue to have his or her cards dealt and mucked and will have blinds and, if applicable, antes taken from his stack as they are due, either until he or she
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