▁of ▁going ▁all ▁in ▁after ▁the ▁f lop ▁and ▁not ▁having ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁further ▁dec isions . ▁However , ▁this ▁is ▁generally ▁a ▁non - opt imal ▁strategy ▁in ▁the ▁long - term , ▁since ▁the ▁player ▁does ▁not ▁maxim ize ▁their ▁g ains ▁on ▁their ▁winning ▁hands . ▁ ▁All - in ▁before ▁the ▁deal ▁If ▁a ▁player ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁sufficient ▁money ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁ante ▁and ▁bl inds ▁due , ▁that ▁player ▁is ▁automatically ▁all - in ▁for ▁the ▁coming ▁hand . ▁ ▁Any ▁money ▁the ▁player ▁holds ▁must ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁ante ▁first , ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁full ▁ante ▁is ▁covered , ▁the ▁remaining ▁money ▁is ▁applied ▁towards ▁the ▁blind . ▁ ▁Some ▁card rooms ▁require ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁position ▁to ▁have ▁at ▁least ▁enough ▁ch ips ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁small ▁blind ▁( and ▁ante ▁if ▁applicable ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁de alt ▁in . ▁In ▁c ash ▁games ▁with ▁such ▁a ▁rule , ▁any ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁with ▁ins u fficient ▁ch ips ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁small ▁blind ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁de alt ▁in ▁unless ▁they ▁re - bu y . ▁In ▁tournament s ▁with ▁such ▁a ▁rule , ▁any ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁with ▁ins u fficient ▁ch ips ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁small ▁blind ▁will ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁with ▁their ▁remaining ▁ch ips ▁being ▁removed ▁from ▁play . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁player ▁is ▁all ▁in ▁for ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ante , ▁or ▁the ▁exact ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁ante ,