Big Blind
The larger of the two forced bets posted before each hand. The big blind is posted by the player two seats to the left of the dealer button and typically equals one full bet at the table's stakes. The big blind also serves as a unit of measurement for win rates (bb/100) and stack sizes.
Example
At a $0.50/$1.00 table, you are in the big blind and post $1.00. A player raises to $3, and it costs you only $2 more to call since you already have $1 invested.
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