I need help on a poker rule

#1 28th February 2009, 12:21 PM

I know the rules for Texas Hold 'Em very well, but I recently played a tournament that has raised a question. Here it is:

I was playing a tourney at a local bowling alley and got down to 3 players. I was on the small blind. I pushed
all in and the big blind called. I won the hand and the
person on the big blind was eliminated. From here, it
seems simple, I have the button and there is a dead small blind, but the other player that was left in claimed
that I had to post a small blind for a second time in a
row. Is this right and if so, is there some website or rule
book where I can verify this?

#2 28th February 2009, 1:51 PM

No. The SB is dead. You took the player out who would have been that. There is only a BB. I'm sure you have seen that many times playing online. Unless of course you are heads up.

#3 28th February 2009, 2:22 PM

Its not as clear cut as you may think.

There are two variations of how to play the situation...

dead button and moving button.

Have a look at this link for an explaination

http://www.homepokertourney.com/button.htm

#4 28th February 2009, 2:32 PM

You were correct, RA1NMAN.

Quote:

Source - If the big blind is eliminated and is not replaced by a player from another table, the button moves to the player who was the small blind and the player to the left of the eliminated big blind posts the big blind. There is no small blind for that hand. On the following hand, the button moves to the now empty seat (the seat vacated by the eliminated big blind player) and the two players to the left post the normal blinds. Since the button is now located at an empty seat, the player who was the original small blind will, in effect, be the button once again.

#5 28th February 2009, 2:38 PM

The above assumes the dead button rule.

Read the moving button rule.. its a bit different!!!

#6 28th February 2009, 4:33 PM

There's more to it than just moving the button like a normal elimination. You are going from 3 players to 2 which is heads-up. General rule is that no player should ever be forced to pay two big blinds in a row when another option is available. So in this particular situation forget about moving the button and move the BB to the correct person going around the table. Whoever should get it next normally, should still get it next. Then the other person becomes the SB and the button and you go into heads-up play like normal. There is nothing against paying 2 SB, just 2 BB.

#7 28th February 2009, 5:14 PM

I didn't really think of it like that.

The dead button v's moving button issue goes out the window when you move from 3 players to just two.

So yeah.. basically what Jack Daniels said!!

#8 1st March 2009, 8:23 AM

Thanks for the info guys.

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