Where do the blinds move when a player is eliminated in a tournament?

If the player is UTG (under the gun), the blinds will not be affected by the player’s elimination. If the big blind busts out, the button moves to the player who posted the small blind.

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The player to the left of the button posts posts the big blind, and there is no small blind. On the next hand, the button moves to the empty seat where the player who busted was sitting, and the small blind and big blind are posted like normal. If the small blind busts out, the button moves to the empty seat and blinds are posted like normal. If any other player in the tournament is eliminated, it should not affect the way blinds are posted. If a player is moved into a dead button seat between hands, he will get to play his next hand as the cutoff.

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