"big blind" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: big blinds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big blind (plural big blinds)
  1. (poker) The larger of the forced bets, usually equivalent to the minimum bet. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-big_blind-en-noun-eLuFZQGu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Topics: card-games, poker
  2. (poker) The player forced to pay such a bet. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-big_blind-en-noun-9ofgvQYj Topics: card-games, poker
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: small blind

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for big blind meaning in English (1.8kB)

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          "text": "The blinds are: $1/$2. (small blind: $1, big blind: $2)"
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