ash ▁games ▁usually ▁have ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁players , ▁normally ▁the ▁deal er , ▁pay ▁for ▁everyone ▁to ▁acceler ate ▁play . ▁If ▁there ▁are ▁six ▁players ▁for ▁example , ▁the ▁deal er ▁would ▁toss ▁six ▁times ▁the ▁ante ▁into ▁the ▁pot , ▁pay ing ▁for ▁each ▁person . ▁ ▁In ▁live ▁c ash ▁games ▁where ▁the ▁acting ▁deal er ▁changes ▁each ▁turn , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁the ▁players ▁to ▁agree ▁that ▁the ▁deal er ▁( or ▁some ▁other ▁position ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁button ) ▁provides ▁the ▁ante ▁for ▁each ▁player . ▁This ▁simpl ifies ▁bet ting , ▁but ▁causes ▁minor ▁in equ ities ▁if ▁other ▁players ▁come ▁and ▁go ▁or ▁miss ▁their ▁turn ▁to ▁deal . ▁During ▁such ▁times , ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁be ▁given ▁a ▁special ▁button ▁indicating ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁pay ▁an ▁ante ▁to ▁the ▁pot ▁( known ▁as ▁" post ing "; ▁see ▁below ) ▁upon ▁their ▁return . ▁ ▁Some ▁card rooms ▁eliminate ▁these ▁in equ ities ▁by ▁always ▁dealing ▁all ▁players ▁into ▁every ▁hand ▁whether ▁they ▁are ▁present ▁or ▁not . ▁ ▁In ▁such ▁cases ▁cas ino ▁staff ▁( or ▁neighbor ing ▁players ▁under ▁staff ▁super vision ) ▁will ▁be ▁expected ▁to ▁post ▁antes ▁and ▁fol d ▁hands ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁absent ▁players ▁as ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Bl inds ▁▁ ▁A ▁blind ▁bet ▁or ▁just ▁blind ▁is ▁a ▁forced ▁bet ▁placed ▁into ▁the ▁pot ▁by ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁players ▁before ▁the ▁deal ▁begins , ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁sim ul ates ▁bet s