▁made ▁during ▁play . ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁use ▁of ▁bl inds ▁as ▁a ▁bet ting ▁structure ▁calls ▁for ▁two ▁bl inds : ▁the ▁player ▁after ▁the ▁deal er ▁bl inds ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁normal ▁bet , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁player ▁bl inds ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁whole ▁bet . ▁ ▁This ▁two - bl ind ▁structure , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁antes , ▁is ▁the ▁domin ating ▁structure ▁of ▁play ▁for ▁community ▁card ▁pok er ▁games ▁such ▁as ▁Texas ▁hold - em . ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁only ▁one ▁blind ▁is ▁used ▁( o ften ▁inform ally ▁as ▁a ▁" price ▁of ▁winning " ▁the ▁previous ▁hand ), ▁and ▁sometimes ▁three ▁are ▁used ▁( this ▁is ▁sometimes ▁seen ▁in ▁O ma ha ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁three ▁bl inds ▁( us ually ▁one ▁quarter , ▁one ▁quarter , ▁and ▁half ▁a ▁normal ▁bet ▁amount ), ▁the ▁first ▁blind ▁goes ▁" on ▁the ▁button ", ▁that ▁is , ▁is ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁deal er . ▁ ▁A ▁blind ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁" live ▁bet "; ▁the ▁amount ▁paid ▁as ▁the ▁blind ▁is ▁considered ▁when ▁fig uring ▁the ▁bet ▁to ▁that ▁player ▁( the ▁amount ▁needed ▁to ▁call ) ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁However , ▁some ▁situations , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁a ▁player ▁was ▁absent ▁from ▁the ▁table ▁during ▁a ▁hand ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁should ▁have ▁paid ▁a ▁blind , ▁call ▁for ▁placing ▁a ▁" de ad ▁blind "; ▁the ▁blind ▁does ▁not ▁count ▁as ▁a ▁bet . ▁ ▁For ▁example ,