a ▁half - kill ) ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁amount ▁according ▁to ▁house ▁rules . ▁This ▁blind ▁is ▁" live "; ▁the ▁player ▁posting ▁it ▁normally ▁acts ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁( after ▁the ▁other ▁bl inds , ▁regardless ▁of ▁relative ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁table ), ▁and ▁other ▁players ▁must ▁call ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁kill ▁blind ▁to ▁play . ▁As ▁any ▁player ▁can ▁trigger ▁a ▁kill , ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁the ▁player ▁must ▁post ▁a ▁kill ▁blind ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁already ▁due ▁to ▁pay ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁bl inds . ▁R ules ▁vary ▁on ▁how ▁this ▁is ▁handled . ▁ ▁Br ing - in ▁A ▁bring - in ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁forced ▁bet ▁that ▁occurs ▁after ▁the ▁cards ▁are ▁initially ▁de alt , ▁but ▁before ▁any ▁other ▁action . ▁ ▁One ▁player , ▁usually ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁cards ▁de alt ▁face ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁initial ▁deal , ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁bet ting ▁by ▁some ▁small ▁amount , ▁after ▁which ▁players ▁act ▁after ▁them ▁in ▁normal ▁rotation . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁random ▁first ▁action , ▁bring - ins ▁are ▁usually ▁used ▁in ▁games ▁with ▁an ▁ante ▁instead ▁of ▁struct ured ▁blind ▁bet s . ▁ ▁The ▁bring - in ▁is ▁normally ▁assigned ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁bet ting ▁round ▁of ▁a ▁stud ▁pok er ▁game ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁whose ▁up cards ▁indicate ▁the ▁poor est ▁hand . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁traditional ▁high ▁hand ▁stud ▁games ▁and ▁high - low ▁split ▁games , ▁the ▁player