▁player ▁who ▁is ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁seat ▁and ▁miss es ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁bl inds ▁is ▁also ▁required ▁to ▁post ▁to ▁re enter ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁amount ▁to ▁be ▁posted ▁is ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁big ▁or ▁small ▁blind , ▁or ▁both , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁player ▁missed ▁them . ▁ ▁If ▁both ▁must ▁be ▁posted ▁immediately ▁upon ▁return , ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁amount ▁is ▁" live ", ▁but ▁the ▁small ▁blind ▁amount ▁is ▁" de ad ", ▁meaning ▁that ▁it ▁cannot ▁be ▁considered ▁in ▁determ ining ▁a ▁call ▁or ▁raise ▁amount ▁by ▁that ▁player . ▁Some ▁house ▁rules ▁allow ▁posting ▁one ▁blind ▁per ▁hand , ▁largest ▁first , ▁meaning ▁all ▁posts ▁of ▁missed ▁bl inds ▁are ▁live . ▁ ▁Post ing ▁is ▁usually ▁not ▁required ▁if ▁the ▁player ▁who ▁would ▁otherwise ▁post ▁happens ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁blind . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁the ▁advantage ▁that ▁would ▁otherwise ▁be ▁gained ▁by ▁missing ▁the ▁blind , ▁that ▁of ▁playing ▁several ▁hands ▁before ▁having ▁to ▁pay ▁bl inds , ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁this ▁situation . ▁It ▁is ▁therefore ▁common ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁player ▁to ▁lock ▁up ▁a ▁seat ▁and ▁then ▁wait ▁several ▁hands ▁before ▁joining ▁a ▁table , ▁or ▁for ▁a ▁returning ▁player ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁several ▁hands ▁until ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁comes ▁back ▁around , ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁enter ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁and ▁avoid ▁pay ing ▁the ▁post . ▁For ▁this ▁same ▁reason , ▁only ▁one ▁set ▁of ▁missed ▁bl inds ▁can