Draw with blinds

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How does opening strategy differ in 5 card draw when blinds are used instead of antes? Any general observations would be appreciated. A specific question is, if you're the first one in, should you always raise? (this seems to me to be a no-brainer, but I could be wrong) Also, what's a good enough hand to come in with? (Aces UTG? Kings UTG+1?)

Thanks for any comments.

[tewall]

I should have mentioned, limit.

[DOMIT]

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How does opening strategy differ in 5 card draw when blinds are used instead of antes? Any general observations would be appreciated. A specific question is, if you're the first one in, should you always raise? (this seems to me to be a no-brainer, but I could be wrong) Also, what's a good enough hand to come in with? (Aces UTG? Kings UTG+1?)

Thanks for any comments.

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we've been talking about this is this post: Some draw questions

[tewall]

Thanks. That helped. The suggestion of Kings UTG and Jacks UTG+1 seems to loose to me, however (especially the Jacks). But I'm just going by gut. There should be a mathematical answer to this, and I don't know what it is.

[DOMIT]

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Thanks. That helped. The suggestion of Kings UTG and Jacks UTG+1 seems to loose to me, however (especially the Jacks). But I'm just going by gut. There should be a mathematical answer to this, and I don't know what it is.

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No, Ks UTG...go down one each position:
Qs UTG+1, Js UTG+2, Ts on button (5-handed table).

See SS and Cardplayer articles (also mentioned in other posts).

GL

[tewall]

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However, you don't need to buy any of these to be successful at Paradise draw. Michael Wiesenberg has published a series of columns in Cardplayer that outline a complete strategy specifically for the Paradise game structure. Start with:

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_maga...13&m_id=69

And check out the rest at:

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_maga...ael_Wiesenberg



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I saw this on another post. Thanks again.