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Originally Posted by Precept2
Who is talking you into the "right way" and switching to the Forward Moving Button? I would advise against it. Everyone gets the BB and SB. Nobody should be skipped.
Maybe I'm not 100% clear how this works either, so let's get this (my understanding) out there:
Under the
Moving Button rule, nobody skips the blinds. The button moves to the next ACTIVE player, and additional blinds are posted as needed so that every player still pays a large and small blind for that orbit. (there may be MORE dead money in one or more pots). This procedure will be seen in some cash games.
The
Dead Button rule is somewhat simpler. If someone exits that would have been the button or small blind, there is no button or small blind that hand. Every player will still get 1 sb and 1 bb for that orbit. (there may be LESS dead money in one or more pots). This rule is very common in tournaments.
The procedure at most of the home games I play in, plus (maybe) a local cardroom, is to treat each hand in a vacuum. The button moves one seat to the left of where it was, and the blinds follow. Players might skip blinds. Every pot starts with the same dead money. This is never recommended for tournaments.
I reserve the right to be completely wrong.