Please see our article for the 10 bb rule in tournaments. (Certain games can feature maximum buy-ins of 30, 35 or 40 big blinds, and these are generally referred to as “short stack” games.) For general purposes this article is for cash games. As an example, 100 big blinds in a $1/$2 game is $200, which is often the maximum allowed in this type of game. If you’re playing in a cash game that’s capped, but is described as offering full buy-ins, you may be playing under the “100 BB” (Big Blind) rule. The 100 BB (Big Blind) Rule – Your Buyin Amount
