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 😁

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.