Reverse Blinds in Heads-Up Games

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heads Up the dealer posts the small blind and the other player the big-blind.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by bluegasp...@gmail.com on 24 Mar 2010 at 11:51

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removed me as the owner

Original comment by bluegasp...@gmail.com on 24 Mar 2010 at 11:54

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This should be pretty easy.

Original comment by schatzbe...@gmail.com on 3 Apr 2010 at 2:31

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Dealer should probably have a few configuration options (or Game Description 
should)
such as:
   Whether we use Forward Moving Button or Dead Button (we have dead button
implemented right now). For example, Pokerstars uses forward moving button in 
their
tournaments.
   Whether or not sitting out players should pay blinds (in cash games they shouldn't
but in tournaments they should).

Original comment by schatzbe...@gmail.com on 6 Apr 2010 at 3:27

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I think we don't really need to support 'real' sitting out players ?
At least currently in CashGames it makes sense to have them rebuy instantly, in
Tournaments they are either in ... or busted ?

Since now I didn't know of the existence of a 'Moving Button' rule. Found this 
one:
http://www.bluffmagazine.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1602&PID=47154&SID=8343ba
e77z3e4b77943z42f327cz6c8c#47154
and it looks much more complicated to implement correctly ?

Do we really need this for simulations ?

Original comment by bluegasp...@gmail.com on 6 Apr 2010 at 7:08

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I would say in the future being able to support an actual user playing is quite
valuable. A user could try to exploit his/her bot and see how it reacts. In this
case, the ability to sitout would be nice. At the very least though it doesn't 
need
to be a high priority.

Moving button rule seemed pretty simple when I looked it up. I also didn't know 
how
they dealt with the situation. I also think the ability to simulate for example 
a
pokerstars tournament is useful but also not a high priority.

As for reverse blinds, just to clarify, we would like when there are two players
dealt into a hand for the button to play the small blind and the other play to 
play
the big blind. Who acts first on which rounds?

Original comment by schatzbe...@gmail.com on 6 Apr 2010 at 7:26

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sorry for the late answer, didn't see you comment:

from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hold_%27em
When only two players remain, special 'head-to-head' or 'heads up' rules are 
enforced
and the blinds are posted differently. In this case, the person with the dealer
button posts the small blind, while his/her opponent places the big blind. The 
dealer
acts first before the flop. After the flop, the dealer acts last and continues 
to do
so for the remainder of the hand.

Original comment by bluegasp...@gmail.com on 11 Apr 2010 at 9:44