If you put in your "blinds" in texas poker, can you look at your cards, or do you wait until after the flop?

Question

If you put in your "blinds" in texas poker, can you look at your cards, or do you wait until after the flop?

Answer 1

you can look at your cards whenever you want.... you just can't look at your cards before the blinds and decide not to be in that hand

i mean if it's your turn to put in the blinds

Answer 2

Whether you are in the blind or not, you can look at your cards, it would be foolish not to.  I would advise looking at your cards when it is your turn to act, and not before then, simply because you should be paying attention to the others in the game.  You would be surprised by what you can learn by observing others that look prior to their action.  some folks cut out raising chips, this lets you know whether you are going to have to face a raise if you limp, etc..., others already get their cards in their hands to fold, and others cap their cards if they intend to play and don't if they are going to fold.  not only do you get to observe others prior to your action, you keep yourself from giving off clues as to what  your action is going to be.

Answer 3

Look at them before the flop.

If you're the small blind, you will have the option to fold, call the other half bet, or raise. If you're the big blind, you will have the option to raise.

If somebody else raises, you definitely need to look at your cards before deciding what to do.

Answer 4

You get dealt your cards and you can look at them anytime

Answer 5

The Blinds happen before cards are dealt.

You'll having nothing to look at. You bet "blind" into the pot if you in one of the first 2 seats to the left of the dealer.

After the blinds happen, and you're dealt cards card, but not in one of the Blind positions, you can look at your cards. Now, you're simply betting to play in the hand.

Answer 6

You can look at your cards anytime. If it's your turn to put in a blind you have to do it wether you play the round or fold straight away, so it does not matter if you look at your cards or not.

Answer 7

Yes you can look at your cards. I don't look at mine till the betting has come around to me. It eliminates tells, because I have no clue what I have. That's just my personal choice, though.

Answer 8

The "blinds" are the initial bet to play the hand. You are dealt your cards and you have the chance to look at them and decide whether or not you want to play those cards. If you don't you can fold without paying the blind unless you are the big blind then you have to play the hand. There is a small blind that is half the big blind and they usually put up the other half to play rather than fold.

Answer 9

The simple answer is yes you can look at your cards anytime...no need to wait for the flop. There could be a raise preflop, and then you would definitely want to look at your hand before deciding to play. By the way, you don't have to play the big blind if there are no bets, but why fold when you can see the flop without putiing in any more chips? There is nothing in the rules that says you can't fold when it's your turn, even thogh there is no bet...people do it all the time.

Answer 10

You can always look at your cards, all blinds do is ensure that you are in for that amount.  It just keeps the game moving.  You just don't have the luxury of seeing your cards before you know what the flop is going to be, but you can look at your cards.

Answer 11

Before you put in your blinds, and before you look at your cards, you should look for a Texas Hold' Em strategy guide or book and read through the basic rules.

Answer 12

When you're in the small or big blind, you have to post this bet before the cards are even dealt.  The dealer will usually check that the blinds are posted before he begins.

In the later stages of some tournaments (or some high stakes cash games) there is an ante too that each player (including the blinds) must post.  Again this is always done before the cards are dealt.

Once the blinds and antes are taken care of the cards are dealt.  As a player you can look at the cards any time you like.  You can even look at each card as it is dealt to you if you want.

Your position at the table decides when it is your turn to 'act.'

Of course there is nothing to stop you never looking at the cards and then participating as normal.  However, according to Robert's Rules (the rules most casinos and tournaments use) if you are later asked to show your cards, and there is a problem (for example like a joker is accidentally in the deck) then your hand will be declared dead.  Whereas if you checked your cards before and found this before the hand, it would be a misdeal.

Answer 13

In fact, I'll go a step further.  Even AFTER you've read the book, don't put any blinds in or look at any cards until you've actually watched real people play real cards at a real table in your real presence.

And if it ALL makes sense to you....... pull up a chair, post your blinds, and take a peek.