{"id":2535581,"date":"2024-09-22T18:08:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2535581"},"modified":"2024-09-29T18:14:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T18:14:22","slug":"option","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/option\/","title":{"rendered":"Option Definition \u2013 Learn What Is an Option in Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In games with blinds, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/texas-holdem-rules\/\" title=\"How To Play Texas Hold\u2019em \u2013 Poker Rules &amp; Basics\">Texas Hold\u2019em<\/a>, the player in the <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/big-blind\/\" title=\"Big Blind Definition \u2013 Learn What Is A Big Blind In Poker\">big blind<\/a> has an option if there is no <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/aggressive\/\" title=\"Aggressive Definition \u2013 Learn What Aggressive Is In Poker\">aggressive<\/a> action in front of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you\u2019re in a big blind and two players in front only make the <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/call\/\" title=\"Call \u2013 Learn What Is a Call in Poker\">call<\/a>, you\u2019ll have the option to <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/check\/\" title=\"Check Definition \u2013 Learn What A Check Is In Poker\">check<\/a> and see the <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/flop\/\" title=\"Flop Definition \u2013 Learn What A Flop Is In Poker\">flop<\/a> without putting any additional money in the <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/pot\/\" title=\"Pot Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Pot in Poker\">pot<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/the-best-preflop-strategy-to-crush-cash-games\/\" title=\"The Best Preflop Strategy To Crush Cash Games\">cash games<\/a>, when there is a <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-straddles\/\" title=\"All You Need to Know About Poker Straddles in 2024\">straddle<\/a>, the option is taken away from the big blind and given to the straddle instead. This, in addition to creating more action, is the reason why players choose to straddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/\">All Poker Terms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/tournament-masterclass\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png\" alt=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png 1176w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-746x143.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" width=\"1176\" height=\"226\"   \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In games with blinds, such as Texas Hold\u2019em, the player in the big blind has an option if there is no aggressive action in front of them. 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