▁separately ; ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁case ▁this ▁ra ises ▁the ▁maximum ▁total ▁bet ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁str add ling ▁is ▁permitted ▁in ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁but ▁illegal ▁in ▁other ▁areas ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁differences ▁in ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁laws . ▁ ▁Live ▁str addle ▁The ▁player ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁(" under ▁the ▁gun ", ▁U T G ) ▁may ▁place ▁a ▁live ▁str addle ▁blind ▁bet . ▁The ▁str addle ▁must ▁be ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁normal ▁raise ▁over ▁the ▁big ▁blind . ▁A ▁str addle ▁is ▁a ▁live ▁bet ; ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁become ▁a ▁" b igger ▁blind ". ▁ ▁The ▁str addle ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁minimum ▁raise ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁difference ▁being ▁that ▁the ▁str add ler ▁still ▁gets ▁their ▁option ▁of ▁acting ▁when ▁the ▁action ▁returns ▁to ▁them . ▁In ▁a ▁No - Limit ▁game ▁if ▁any ▁other ▁player ▁wants ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁raise ▁with ▁a ▁str addle ▁on ▁board , ▁the ▁minimum ▁raise ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁big ▁blind ▁and ▁the ▁str addle . ▁ ▁Example : ▁Small ▁Bl ind ▁is ▁ 5 , ▁Big ▁Bl ind ▁is ▁ 1 0 , ▁a ▁Str addle ▁would ▁be ▁ 2 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁minimum ▁raise ▁would ▁be ▁ 1 0 , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 0 , ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁need ▁to ▁double ▁to ▁ 4 0 . ▁ ▁Action ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁str