▁" de ad ". ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁always ▁a ▁big ▁blind ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁spot ▁is ▁vac ated ▁by ▁the ▁player ▁who ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁big ▁blind ; ▁in ▁such ▁case , ▁the ▁player ▁se ated ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁vac ated ▁spot ▁pays ▁the ▁big ▁blind . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁deal er ▁button ▁moves ▁to ▁an ▁empty ▁seat , ▁it ▁also ▁is ▁considered ▁" de ad ", ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁active ▁player ▁before ▁the ▁empty ▁seat ▁retain s ▁the ▁" priv ile ge ▁of ▁last ▁action " ▁by ▁default . ▁While ▁simple ▁in ▁tournament ▁formats ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁equ itable ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁pay ing ▁bl inds ▁as ▁due ▁and ▁when ▁normally ▁expected , ▁it ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁in equ itable ▁strateg ic ▁situations ▁regarding ▁last ▁action , ▁and ▁becomes ▁harder ▁to ▁track ▁if ▁the ▁table ▁is ▁" open " ▁( play ers ▁can ▁come ▁and ▁go ) ▁as ▁in ▁a ▁cas ino . ▁ ▁In ▁tournament s , ▁the ▁dead ▁button ▁and ▁moving ▁button ▁rules ▁are ▁common ▁( rep lacement ▁players ▁are ▁generally ▁not ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁tournament s ). ▁Online ▁c ash ▁games ▁generally ▁use ▁the ▁simplified ▁moving ▁button ▁as ▁other ▁methods ▁are ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁cod ify ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁ab used ▁by ▁players ▁constantly ▁entering ▁and ▁leaving . ▁ ▁Cas ino ▁card ▁rooms ▁where ▁players ▁can ▁come ▁and ▁go ▁can ▁use ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁rules ets , ▁though ▁moving ▁button ▁is ▁most ▁common . ▁When ▁a ▁player ▁immediately ▁takes ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁a