Can the big blind raise on the first round?

What is big blind vs small blind?

Answer: Generally, the "big blind" is equal to the minimum bet. The "small blind" is normally half the big blind. In cases where posting exactly half the big blind is impractical due to the big blind being some odd-valued denomination, the small blind is rounded (usually down) to the nearest practical value.

Does big blind or small blind go first?

Answer: The easy way to remember it is that the Big Blind always goes last before the flop. And, in the case of heads up, the Button
Button
The term "button" is often used to refer to the dealer position, which is the position whose turn to bet comes last. Being "on the button" is therefore the most advantageous and most profitable position in poker.
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is the Small Blind, and therefore acts before the Big Blind player. During post-flop, nothing changes heads up. The button still acts last, even though technically he or she is the Small Blind.

Is the big blind the ante?

Answer: In poker tournaments with an ante, instead of each player posting an ante each hand, the player in the Big Blind will post an amount equal to the Big Blind. For example: with blinds at 500-1,000, the player in the Big Blind will post 1,000 for his/her Big Blind, followed by 1,000 for the Ante.

Can you bet smaller than the big blind?

Answer: You can bet anywhere from as little as the amount of the big blind, to the full amount of the pot ($15). Any bet in between is a "legal bet." You're second to act on the flop with a pot of $15. The first player bets $10.

Who is big blind in 2 player poker?

Answer: Overview. The "small blind" is placed by the player to the left of the dealer button
dealer button
The term "button" is often used to refer to the dealer position, which is the position whose turn to bet comes last. Being "on the button" is therefore the most advantageous and most profitable position in poker.
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Button (poker) - Wikipedia
and the "big blind" is then posted by the next player to the left. The one exception is when there are only two players (a "heads-up" game), when the player on the button is the small blind, and the other player is the big blind.