Defending your blinds

Defending your blinds can be costly. I see lots of players do this and waste chips needlessly. The blinds are there to stimulate action, but if you have marginal cards its usually best to let them go. You will be out of position most times and will usually miss the flop. I seldom raise out of the blinds unless I have a very strong hand. If the pot odds are good I will call with decent cards, suited connectors and small pairs can be advantageous here.

Spot on, as far as I'm concerned, TS. I will almost never defend with marginal hands to a raise unless I have some sort of read on the player. Usually you will only end up with difficult decisions to make post-flop if you do catch a piece of the action and it's not something close to the nuts. . .

Also, as you say, if a few players have called along to the raise, connectors and suited aces or faces could have potential to take down a nice pot, but be ready to get away from them if the board is not cooperating. . .

To protect your blinds appropriately, we better try to identify the blind stealer varieties and differentiate them from some players raising depending on the strength of their hands.

I always have problems with blind stealers one and two positions before me when I am small or big blind. They notice when I'm small blind that I prefer to fold to the BB, so I get picked on real early in the game.

Geez! I saw paul pierce playing poke! darn no offense, I'd rather see him playing basketball than sitting and playing cards! aahaha

Thanks for the advice tallseas 😁

😁 this idea is genius!

I will remember your advice. Thanks again.

Thanks for the advice friends, but i don't think players waste their chips needlessly for blinds. They played with their full confidence and their own strategies.

First of all it’s important to understand that the small and big blinds are the two worst positions at the poker table.

If you’re in the small blind you’ll be forced to act first on every post-flop round of betting. If you’re in the big blind it’s not much better. In fact, even the best poker players in the world lose money from these two positions.

One of the most common beginner poker leaks is calling too much from the small and big blinds. You must divorce yourself from the idea that your blind represents an investment in the hand, automatically making you pot-committed to any raise.

While it’s true that having a blind in play will give you better pot-odds, it does not mean you can call every raise with whatever two cards you happen to pick up.

In order to defend your blinds effectively you must understand the situation and the opponent(s) you’re up against.

It is a skill reserved for those persons who are on the lookout for the free games. It is important to understand that small and big blinds are the two worst position at the poker table. It is one of the most common beginner poker leaks is calling too much for blinds.

Yes, identifying the blind stealer varieties and differentiate them will also work if it comes to defending your appropriate blinds.

Should you defend your blinds differently at different stages of a tournament?

Meaning in the early stages should you defend a lot tighter and then get a bit looser as the tournament goes on. The further you go in a tournament the more important it becomes to steal blinds so people will raise/shove a lot lighter. Should you tighten up against this or should you call light as well?

For example early in a 6 seater sit and go blinds are 100/200 and stack sizes are 10000 each. You are in the BB with A10 and the button raises to 600. Should you flat call and see a flop or should you 3-bet knowing that they are probably trying to steal? Or is this a hand you can safely lay down at this stage?

The same situation late on in a tournament the button shoves and you just have him covered are you calling or folding? At this stage they could quite possibly be playing any two cards and just attempting to steal.

So good advice )) thanks, it`s interesting ))