▁denoted ▁by ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁special ▁button . ▁Upon ▁the ▁player ' s ▁return , ▁they ▁must ▁pay ▁the ▁applicable ▁blind ▁to ▁the ▁pot ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁hand ▁they ▁will ▁particip ate ▁in . ▁The ▁need ▁for ▁this ▁rule ▁is ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁cas inos ▁that ▁deal ▁in ▁absent ▁players ▁as ▁described ▁above . ▁Also ▁the ▁rule ▁is ▁for ▁temporary ▁abs ences ▁only ; ▁if ▁a ▁player ▁leaves ▁the ▁table ▁perman ently , ▁special ▁rules ▁govern ▁the ▁assigning ▁of ▁bl inds ▁and ▁button ▁( see ▁next ▁sub section ). ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁fixed - limit ▁and ▁spread - limit ▁games , ▁especially ▁if ▁three ▁bl inds ▁are ▁used , ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁amount ▁may ▁be ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁normal ▁bet ting ▁minimum . ▁Play ers ▁acting ▁after ▁a ▁sub - min imum ▁blind ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁blind ▁as ▁it ▁is , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁amount ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁bet , ▁or ▁they ▁may ▁raise ▁the ▁amount ▁needed ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁current ▁bet ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁normal ▁minimum , ▁called ▁comple ting ▁the ▁bet . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁limit ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁$ 5 ▁minimum ▁bet ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁might ▁have ▁bl inds ▁of ▁$ 1 ▁and ▁$ 2 . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁acting ▁after ▁the ▁blind ▁may ▁either ▁call ▁the ▁$ 2 , ▁or ▁raise ▁to ▁$ 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁bet ▁is ▁raised ▁to ▁$ 5 , ▁the ▁next ▁raise ▁must ▁be ▁to ▁$ 1 0 ▁in ▁accord ance