▁be ▁accum ulated ▁by ▁the ▁player ; ▁old ▁missed ▁bl inds ▁are ▁removed ▁when ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁returns ▁to ▁that ▁player ' s ▁seat ▁because ▁the ▁player ▁was ▁never ▁in ▁any ▁position ▁to ▁gain ▁from ▁missing ▁the ▁bl inds . ▁ ▁In ▁online ▁pok er ▁it ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁to ▁be ▁equal ▁in ▁size ▁to ▁a ▁big ▁blind ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁live , ▁just ▁like ▁the ▁big ▁blind . ▁This ▁can ▁create ▁a ▁tact ical ▁advantage ▁for ▁the ▁player ▁if ▁they ▁choose ▁not ▁to ▁play ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁would ▁otherwise ▁spend ▁in ▁the ▁blind ▁in ▁full ▁ring ▁games . ▁ ▁Str addle ▁and ▁sle eper ▁bet s ▁A ▁str addle ▁bet ▁is ▁an ▁optional ▁and ▁volunt ary ▁blind ▁bet ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁player ▁after ▁the ▁posting ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁and ▁big ▁bl inds , ▁but ▁before ▁cards ▁are ▁de alt . ▁Str add les ▁are ▁typically ▁used ▁only ▁in ▁c ash ▁games ▁played ▁with ▁fixed ▁blind ▁structures . ▁Some ▁juris dict ions ▁and ▁cas inos ▁prohib it ▁live ▁str add les . ▁Str add les ▁are ▁normally ▁not ▁permitted ▁in ▁tournament ▁formats ▁and ▁are ▁rarely ▁allowed ▁online . ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁a ▁str addle ▁is ▁to ▁" bu y " ▁the ▁privile ge ▁of ▁last ▁action , ▁which ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁with ▁bl inds ▁is ▁normally ▁the ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁blind . ▁A ▁str addle ▁or ▁sle eper ▁blind ▁may ▁count ▁as ▁a ▁raise ▁towards ▁the ▁maximum ▁number ▁of ▁ra ises ▁allowed , ▁or ▁it ▁may ▁count