A player joining a poker table (with the exception of Seven Card Stud games) is required to post a fee equal to that table's Lower Limit Stake or Big Blind.
Posting follows the same rules as Blind Bets and allows the player to sit in at a table.
Players have the option of sitting out and waiting for the Big Blind to start playing.
Posting ensures fairness, by preventing players from entering a poker game in a late position and avoiding the placing of Blind Bets.