Ante bets

Ante is the type of obligatory bet posted by all online casino players before the cards deal. Ante bet is as a rule equal to the size of the minimum bet in the game or lower. Ante bet is maid with the aim to create the initial pot and stimulate other players to stay longer in the game and wager more money into the pot. These poker bets are traditionally used in the stud and draw poker games and are rarely applied in the poker games with the blind poker bets. Although, the use of both types of poker bets is acceptable at some of poker tournaments.

Ante poker bets are regular in poker versions in which the dealer passes the turn. It eases much the betting still can be a bit unfair in case some players entered the game or missed the turn to deal. Such gamblers sometimes have to post (read below).

Blind bets

Blind is the type of forced poker bets placed by some of the gamblers before the cards are dealt. This is the kind of stimulus to stay in the hand and compete for pot. In most of poker variants there are traditionally two blind bets: big and small blinds. Small blind is made by the first player at the dealer’s left and is usually the half of big blind. Big blind is made by the second player to the dealer’s left and big blind is equal to the minimum betting size determined by the betting rules. Such blinds betting structure is standard for Holdem poker though it is sometimes applied in Omaha poker. Three-blind betting structure is possible. In this case the first blind bet must be posted by the dealer.

Bring-in

This is also the type of forced poker bets placed before the players act but after the cards deal. Bring-in is commonly posted by the poker player that has the strongest or weakest value of the card dealt to every gambler face-up. Bring-in is used to open betting in the poker games with the antes rather than with the structured blind bets. For example, in stud poker Bring-in is assigned to the gambler who holds the weakest exposed card at the first round of betting. The amount of bring-in is the same as the lowest betting size but in some fixed-limit and some spread-limit poker versions it is commonly the half of this betting amount.

Post

In some of poker variants the new gambler which joins the game in action is to post which means to place bet equal to the big blind bet or the min betting amount. This rule works for all online poker and  online blackjack tournaments. The player who missed to make the blind bet for some reasons (was not at the seat) also has to post as soon as he or she returns to the game. The gamblers that anyway will make the big blind are not required to post.

Before betting, make sure your country legislation so you would be able to make Internet casinos transactions.