Thats the easy way to remember it. The big blind moves around the table, and the deal is established behind it. It is perfectly fine for a player to deal twice in a row. It is ok for a player to deal three times in a row on occasion, but it never comes to pass that someone is exempted from paying the big blind.
They may not announce a raise, and then repeatedly go from their chip stack to the pot, adding chips each time. This is a string bet, and it is not allowed. Players may try to do this so that they can read their opponents as they add chips, adding until it becomes apparent they will not be called.
The ranks of the cards are given, followed by a letter indicating their suit. So the King of Clubs is written, Kc. The two of Hearts is written as 2h. Tens are written as the letter T. You may see a flop described as Ac 4d Th. The Ace of Clubs, Four of Diamonds, and Ten of Hearts.
The first way to deal with this situation is to ignore it. It won't go away, but those leftover 10 chips will only be put into play when a player is going all-in. At that time you can sort out any situations as they occur. Eventually one player will gather enough of the small chips to cash them in.
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