[Aaron W.]

This seems like a popular topic. The standards everyone is giving are your basic ABC raises. But blind stealing can be much more fun than that.

Blind steals may take the pot down immediately, but you may also set yourself up to take the pot down on the flop. See the HPFAP short-handed section for more details.

There seem to be four factors of blind stealing:

1) The blinds' preflop tightness (tighter = raise more)
2) The blinds' preflop aggressiveness (more aggressive = raise less)
3) The blinds' postflop tightness (tighter/weaker = raise more)
4) The blinds' postflop aggressiveness (more aggressive = raise less)

As you get to know the villains in the blinds, you can add or remove hands based on what extra information you know about their play. Use the suggestions as a guide, but as you feel more comfortable at the table, be free to experiment a little bit.