▁however ▁house ▁rules ▁can ▁make ▁str add ling ▁oblig atory ▁at ▁times ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁special ▁token ▁( called ▁" the ▁rock ") ▁at ▁the ▁table . ▁ ▁Who ever ▁is ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁" rock " ▁is ▁obliged ▁to ▁place ▁a ▁live ▁str addle ▁for ▁double ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁U T G ▁position . ▁ ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁en su ing ▁pot ▁takes ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁" rock " ▁and ▁is ▁obliged ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁live ▁str addle ▁when ▁the ▁U T G ▁position ▁comes ▁around ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁pot ▁is ▁split ▁the ▁" rock " ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁winner ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁( i . e . ▁clock wise ) ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁holder . ▁This ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁in ▁principle ▁to ▁the ▁" kill ▁blind " ▁of ▁a ▁kill ▁game , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁necessarily ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁circumstances , ▁and ▁the ▁bet ting ▁amounts ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁affected ▁beyond ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁as ▁in ▁a ▁kill ▁game . ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁str addle ▁A ▁Mississippi ▁str addle ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁live ▁str addle , ▁but ▁instead ▁of ▁being ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁player ▁" under ▁the ▁gun ", ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁by ▁any ▁player , ▁depending ▁on ▁house ▁rules ▁( one ▁common ▁variation ▁is ▁to ▁allow ▁this ▁left ▁of ▁big ▁blind ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁button ). ▁House ▁rules ▁perm itting ▁Mississippi ▁str add les ▁are ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁United ▁States . ▁Like ▁a ▁live