My blind defense has always sucked in limit poker. There are usually so many limpers that the situation rarely comes up, so I don't get much practice at it. After several hundred NL SnGs I've started paying a lot more attention to the blinds. Today the situation did come up, three times in short order.
I would have never defended blinds with weak aces in the past, but again, all those SnGs changed my mind.
Comments?
Hand 1. Villain is 18/7.4/2.36 over a lot of hands. He knows how to steal blinds.
PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
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6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>.
Flop: (5 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO caps</font>, Hero calls.
Turn: (6.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (8.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 10.50 BB
Hand 2. Villain is unknown, just sat down.
PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
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7 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero calls, BB calls.
Flop: (6 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, Button folds.
Final Pot: 5.50 BB
Hand 3. Villain is 40/2.13.
PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
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7 folds</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.
Turn: (3.25 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.
River: (5.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero ?