Moving Button Rule

“The button always moves forward to the next player and the blinds adjust accordingly. There may be more than one big blind.” (from Robert’s Rules of Poker)

Don’t use the Moving Button rule unless you know what you are doing. I won’t even explain it other than to provide these two tables. To understand the Moving Button rule, keep in mind that the button must move forward and players must post their normal blinds as if no player had busted out. The reason for having multiple big blinds is to keep the big blind followed by small blind pattern.

Moving Button Rule – Small Blind Busts Out

Hand

Seat 1

Seat 2

Seat 3

Seat 4

Seat 5

Seat 6

Seat 7

1

B

SB

BB

 

 

 

 

2

 

(x)

B+SB

BB

BB

 

 

3

 

(x)

 

B+SB

SB

BB

 

4

 

(x)

 

 

B

SB

BB

  

Moving Button Rule – Big Blind Busts Out

Hand

Seat 1

Seat 2

Seat 3

Seat 4

Seat 5

Seat 6

Seat 7

1

B

SB

BB

 

 

 

 

2

 

B

(x)

BB

BB

 

 

3

 

 

(x)

B+SB

SB

BB

 

4

 

 

(x)

 

B

SB

BB