10-22-2005, 09:30 PM
Just a short description about blind defense
You can not play weak from the blinds and make any substantial $ online. So this is as important part of the game as any.
When you are in the sb, either 3 bet to a steal raise or fold. 3 bet hands like A8o A8s KTo K9s QJo QTs JTs 55 (or higher). Play the rest of the hand as normal. DO NOT SLIP INTO OUT OF CONTROL AGGRESSION. This is a common mistake agsinst one player. You may want to reraise the flop with nothing in order to try and get your opponent to fold. This is a rookie mistake.
From the big blind, 3 bet the same hands, but now you can flat call one more bet against a steal raise. Just call with :
Axo Axs K5s K9o Q8s Q8o J7s J7o T8s T9o 97s 98o 76s 65s
When you hit a pair or big draw then you need to check raise. On the flop either check raise or fold. The only time it is ok to call your opponents flop bet is when you plan on check raising the turn (which is rare and when you flop a set or better). If you plan on waiting for the turn to check raise, then YOU MUST BE SURE YOUR OPPONENT IS AGGRO ENOUGH TO BET THE TURN WHEN HE HASNT EVEN HIT A HAND YET. Another time it would be ok to just call your opponents flop bet is when you plan on leading the turn back into him (this is called a stop and go).
You can not play weak from the blinds and make any substantial $ online. So this is as important part of the game as any.
When you are in the sb, either 3 bet to a steal raise or fold. 3 bet hands like A8o A8s KTo K9s QJo QTs JTs 55 (or higher). Play the rest of the hand as normal. DO NOT SLIP INTO OUT OF CONTROL AGGRESSION. This is a common mistake agsinst one player. You may want to reraise the flop with nothing in order to try and get your opponent to fold. This is a rookie mistake.
From the big blind, 3 bet the same hands, but now you can flat call one more bet against a steal raise. Just call with :
Axo Axs K5s K9o Q8s Q8o J7s J7o T8s T9o 97s 98o 76s 65s
When you hit a pair or big draw then you need to check raise. On the flop either check raise or fold. The only time it is ok to call your opponents flop bet is when you plan on check raising the turn (which is rare and when you flop a set or better). If you plan on waiting for the turn to check raise, then YOU MUST BE SURE YOUR OPPONENT IS AGGRO ENOUGH TO BET THE TURN WHEN HE HASNT EVEN HIT A HAND YET. Another time it would be ok to just call your opponents flop bet is when you plan on leading the turn back into him (this is called a stop and go).