▁as ▁a ▁normal ▁bet , ▁not ▁a ▁raise . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁bet ▁is ▁completed ▁to ▁$ 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁raise ▁must ▁be ▁to ▁$ 1 0 ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁normal ▁limits . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁where ▁the ▁bring - in ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁fixed ▁bet ▁( this ▁is ▁rare ▁and ▁not ▁recommended ), ▁the ▁game ▁must ▁either ▁allow ▁the ▁bring - in ▁player ▁to ▁option ally ▁come ▁in ▁for ▁a ▁raise , ▁or ▁else ▁the ▁bring - in ▁must ▁be ▁treated ▁as ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁a ▁blind , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁player ▁is ▁guaranteed ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁raise ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁bet ting ▁round ▁( the ▁" option ") ▁if ▁all ▁other ▁players ▁call . ▁ ▁Post ▁Some ▁c ash ▁games , ▁especially ▁with ▁bl inds , ▁require ▁a ▁new ▁player ▁to ▁post ▁when ▁joining ▁a ▁game ▁already ▁in ▁progress . ▁ ▁Post ing ▁in ▁this ▁context ▁means ▁putting ▁an ▁amount ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁or ▁the ▁minimum ▁bet ▁into ▁the ▁pot ▁before ▁the ▁deal . ▁This ▁amount ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁a ▁" de ad ▁blind ". ▁The ▁post ▁is ▁a ▁" live " ▁bet , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁amount ▁can ▁be ▁applied ▁towards ▁a ▁call ▁or ▁raise ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁player ' s ▁turn ▁to ▁act . ▁If ▁the ▁player ▁is ▁not ▁facing ▁a ▁raise ▁when ▁the ▁action ▁gets ▁to ▁them , ▁they ▁may ▁also ▁" check ▁their ▁option " ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁blind . ▁ ▁A