What does a 100/200 blind mean in poker?
At the start of every hand in Holdem the player to the left of the dealer is forced to make a bet equal to the small blind and the player to the left of him/her is forced to make a bet equal to the amount of the big blind. As a rule the big blind is double the small blind. The bets are called “blind” since the players must make them without knowing what hand they are betting with since these bets are made prior to dealing the hand. After the cards are dealt players in turn may “call” the big blind bet, fold, or raise it so it’s like a regular betting round only the first bets are made by the blinds. Once the play comes around to the small blind he/she may add to the chips they already bet to call, and then the big blind may check if no one has raised, call if somoeone has, or even raise himself.
