▁in ▁a ▁$ 2 – 4 ▁limit ▁game , ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁the ▁deal er ' s ▁left ▁( who , ▁if ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁bl inds , ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁act ) ▁posts ▁a ▁small ▁blind ▁of ▁$ 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁player ▁in ▁turn ▁posts ▁a ▁big ▁blind ▁of ▁$ 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁cards ▁are ▁de alt , ▁play ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁next ▁player ▁in ▁turn ▁( third ▁from ▁the ▁deal er ), ▁who ▁must ▁either ▁call ▁$ 2 , ▁raise , ▁or ▁fol d . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁bet ting ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁who ▁blind ed ▁$ 1 , ▁they ▁must ▁equal ▁the ▁bet ▁facing ▁them ▁( t ow ard ▁which ▁they ▁may ▁count ▁their ▁$ 1 ), ▁raise , ▁or ▁fol d . ▁If ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁ra ises ▁when ▁action ▁first ▁gets ▁to ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁( that ▁is , ▁the ▁bet ▁amount ▁facing ▁them ▁is ▁just ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁they ▁posted ), ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁raise ▁or ▁check . ▁This ▁right ▁to ▁raise ▁( called ▁the ▁option ) ▁occurs ▁only ▁once . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁any ▁raise , ▁if ▁their ▁raise ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁by ▁every ▁player , ▁the ▁first ▁bet ting ▁round ▁clos es ▁as ▁usual . ▁ ▁Similarly ▁to ▁a ▁missed ▁ante , ▁a ▁missed ▁blind ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁player ' s ▁temporary ▁absence ▁( e . g . ▁for ▁drink s ▁or ▁a ▁rest room ▁break ) ▁can ▁be