Cash Game Cash Game “Moving Button” (vs “Dead Button”) - Love It or Hate It? (34 Viewers)

[PokerDogDoc]

Visiting Chicago and stopped in at Grand Victoria Casino (Elgin, IL) to play some 1/3 NL.
Ran into the “moving button” rule that I’ve never experience before (vs. “dead button”).
Personally I hate it… but maybe that’s just because it’s different than what I’m used to?
-See explanation below if you’re not familiar with how a moving button works-

Curious if anyone here plays in a casino that uses a moving button in cash games?
If so, name and location?
Like it? Hate it? Don’t care?
Take the poll (you can change your vote) and post a comment with your opinion!

Explanation - The set up:
-Note: I’ve indented the seat numbers to help keep them straight, visually.
Seat 1 = Button
.Seat 2 = SB
..Seat 3 = BB

>Seat 2 (SB) gets stacked and walks away for a break.

Next hand…

Option 1 - Dead Button (what I’m used to in tourneys and cash games):
-BB advances 1 position, SB and Button fall in line behind no matter if player is present or absent.
Hand 1:
.Seat 2 = (no player) Dead button
..Seat 3 = SB
…Seat 4 = BB

>In other words, the BB advancing 1 seat sets the positions for the others behind.
>Coincidentally, the new Cutoff will get to act last (post flop) 2 hands in a row.

***Life is good and the world makes sense*** (my opinion)

vs.

Option 2 - Moving Button (say what?!)
-Button advances to next live player present; any skipped SB’s have to be posted “retroactively” with the button over the next several hands.
Hand 1:
..Seat 3 = Button + SB that was skipped with button jump
…Seat 4 = BB (skips SB b/c you can’t post a SB w/o first posting a BB)
….Seat 5 = “true” BB
*Hand has 1 SB + 2 BB preflop (2.5 BB total)

Hand 2:
…Seat 4 = Button + SB that was skipped last hand
….Seat 5 = SB
…..Seat 6 = BB
*Hand has 2 SB + 1 BB preflop (2 BB total)

Hand 3 (back to normal):
….Seat 5 = Button
…..Seat 6 = SB
……Seat 7 = BB

>In other words, the live player Button position sets the blinds, which have to be worked out so none are skipped.
>No active player gets a positional advantage to act last (post flop) 2 hands in a row.

Take the poll (you can change your vote) and post a comment with your opinion!

 

[TheRealStephen12]

Not confusing, but BB should matter most IMO.

 

[KHarp1]

I'm confused, but, I'm also just having my first cup of coffee. I'm going to go to another table right now til I get my bearings.

 

[FreeBop59]

I’m used to and prefer the dead button rule used in my tourney group, but see the moving button rule used in my cardroom’s cash game.

Thanks for the example and explanation, @PokerDogDoc : now I’ll understand why a dealer will ask for two big blinds and why the button will have the small blind the next time this happens.