▁ignore ▁their ▁turn ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁no ▁one ▁re - ra ises ▁the ▁sle eper ▁bet . ▁ ▁S leep ers ▁are ▁often ▁considered ▁illegal ▁out - of - turn ▁play ▁and ▁are ▁commonly ▁dis allowed , ▁but ▁they ▁can ▁speed ▁up ▁a ▁game ▁slightly ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁posts ▁a ▁sle eper ▁can ▁focus ▁their ▁attention ▁on ▁other ▁matters ▁such ▁as ▁ordering ▁a ▁drink ▁or ▁bu ying ▁a ▁t ray ▁of ▁ch ips . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁an ▁int im id ation ▁t actic ▁as ▁a ▁sle eper ▁raise ▁makes ▁it ▁un fe as ible ▁to ▁" limp ▁in " ▁( a ▁situation ▁where ▁a ▁player ▁with ▁a ▁medi oc re ▁starting ▁hand ▁but ▁acting ▁late ▁only ▁has ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁minimum ▁to ▁see ▁more ▁cards ), ▁thus ▁forcing ▁we aker ▁but ▁improv able ▁starting ▁hands ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁play . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁ ▁A ▁game ▁of ▁no - limit ▁pok er ▁with ▁bl inds ▁of ▁$ 1 /$ 2 . ▁ ▁Alice ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁blind , ▁D ian ne ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁blind , ▁Carol ▁is ▁next ▁to ▁act , ▁followed ▁by ▁Jo ane , ▁with ▁Ellen ▁on ▁the ▁button . ▁ ▁Str addle : ▁ ▁Alice ▁posts ▁$ 1 , ▁D ian ne ▁posts ▁$ 2 , ▁Carol ▁posts ▁a ▁str addle ▁of ▁$ 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁hole ▁cards ▁are ▁de alt . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁str addle , ▁Jo ane ▁is ▁now ▁first ▁to ▁act ; ▁she ▁fol ds . ▁ ▁Ellen