"small blind" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: small blinds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} small blind (plural small blinds)
  1. (poker) The smaller of the forced bets, usually equivalent to half the minimum bet, depending on the variation of poker played. Categories (topical): Poker Related terms: big blind
    Sense id: en-small_blind-en-noun-7VuNrZZA 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-small_blind-en-noun-9ofgvQYj Topics: card-games, poker

Inflected forms

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