▁str addle , ▁a ▁Mississippi ▁str addle ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁minimum ▁raise . ▁Action ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁str addle ▁( in ▁a ▁common ▁variation , ▁action ▁starts ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁big ▁blind , ▁ski ps ▁over ▁the ▁str addle ▁who ▁is ▁last ). ▁If , ▁for ▁example ▁( in ▁a ▁game ▁with ▁$ 1 0 – 2 5 ▁bl inds ), ▁the ▁button ▁puts ▁a ▁live ▁$ 5 0 ▁on ▁it , ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁to ▁act ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁small ▁blind , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁big ▁blind , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁If ▁action ▁gets ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁str addle ▁the ▁str addle ▁has ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁raising . ▁The ▁player ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁a ▁Mississippi ▁str addle ▁may ▁re - str addle ▁by ▁placing ▁a ▁blind ▁bet ▁raising ▁the ▁original ▁str addle . ▁ ▁S leep ers ▁A ▁sle eper ▁is ▁a ▁blind ▁raise , ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁position ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁player ▁" under ▁the ▁gun ". ▁A ▁Mississippi ▁str addle ▁is ▁a ▁sle eper ▁raise ▁given ▁this ▁definition , ▁but ▁Mississippi ▁str add les ▁can ▁be ▁dis allowed ▁or ▁restricted ▁while ▁sleep ers ▁are ▁allowed ▁at ▁any ▁position . ▁A ▁sle eper ▁bet ▁is ▁not ▁given ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁raise ▁if ▁other ▁players ▁call , ▁and ▁the ▁player ▁is ▁not ▁bu ying ▁last ▁action ; ▁thus ▁the ▁sle eper ▁bet ▁simply ▁establish es ▁a ▁higher ▁minimum ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁table ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁and ▁allows ▁the ▁player ▁to