Big Blind and Small blind

[john111_x]

I'm a true beginner!! i have been practicing and studying Texas hold em for some time but cant get up the nerve to sit down at a table and play yet. Also I have zero interest in playing online. I was in Vegas just a couple of weeks ago and watched alot but never sat down and played.
My main question is this, in the games i watched in Vegas i couldn't figure out how much they (the players) were posting on the big and small blinds, the games i watched were 3-6 limit (Excalibur) and 1-3 limit (El Cortez).
It truly amazed me how fast the games went, understanding of course the more games played the more the house rakes.
If anyone has any insight into how much is posted in both blinds please pass it my way. THANKS

[Adamm]

From http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/blinds_antes

The amount that is put out depends on the limit. In fixed limit poker, the big blind puts up a bet equal to the small limit. The small blind puts up half that amount. So if the limit is $5/$10, the big blind is $5 and the small blind is $2.50. This is not like a no limit or pot limit poker game. In a $5/$10 no limit hold'em game, the small blind would be $5 and the big blind would be $10.

Sometimes if the limit would force a live game to include a weird denomination (like quarters), the small will be rounded down. Consequently there are games like $2/$5 no limit.

$1/$3 limit at El Cortez...Disgusting.