▁player ▁who ▁leaves , ▁the ▁player ▁may ▁have ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁either ▁pay ▁the ▁bl inds ▁in ▁the ▁leaving ▁player ' s ▁stead , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁play ▁continues ▁as ▁if ▁the ▁player ▁never ▁left , ▁or ▁to ▁" s it ▁out " ▁until ▁the ▁button ▁has ▁moved ▁past ▁him , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁chair ▁is ▁effectively ▁empty ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁the ▁bl inds . ▁Many ▁card ▁rooms ▁do ▁not ▁allow ▁new ▁players ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁highly ▁advantage ous ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁player , ▁both ▁to ▁watch ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁hands ▁without ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁play , ▁and ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁" late " ▁position ▁( on ▁their ▁first ▁hand ▁they ▁see ▁all ▁other ▁player ' s ▁actions ▁except ▁the ▁deal er ' s ). ▁For ▁these ▁reasons , ▁new ▁players ▁must ▁often ▁post ▁a ▁" live " ▁big ▁blind ▁to ▁enter ▁regardless ▁of ▁their ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁table . ▁ ▁When ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁two ▁players ▁The ▁normal ▁rules ▁for ▁position ing ▁the ▁bl inds ▁do ▁not ▁apply ▁when ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁two ▁players ▁at ▁the ▁table . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁on ▁the ▁button ▁is ▁always ▁due ▁the ▁small ▁blind , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁player ▁must ▁pay ▁the ▁big ▁blind . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁on ▁the ▁button ▁is ▁therefore ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁act ▁before ▁the ▁f lop , ▁but ▁last ▁to ▁act ▁for ▁all ▁remaining ▁bet ting ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁A ▁special ▁rule ▁is ▁also ▁applied ▁for ▁pla cement ▁of ▁the ▁button ▁whenever ▁the