Blind stealing and blind defense. What hands should I do it with? Should I do it more short-handed? What factors affect whether I try a blind steal or whether I defend my blind. These questions are extremely common. I get asked them in many forms. Unfortunately, a complete answer could Does Short-Handed Play Affect Blind [...]
Tags: blind-defense, blind-stealing, no-limit-holdem, poker, poker theory, shorthanded playQuite a few short stackers play in the $2-$4 and higher online 6-max no-limit games. Many of them play a strategy that seems likely to me to be profitable. I think a decent chunk of their profit comes from The Short Stackers’ Bread And Butter Play|730|3.95|USD|| a play that I see them make repeatedly that [...]
Tags: blind-defense, blind-stealing, card player, full-tilt-poker, light 3-betting, no-limit-holdem, poker, Short Stack Strategy, short stacking, sssJust a quick update today. I’m cranking away hard at the new book this month (and should be doing so through January), so I haven’t allotted quite as much time as usual to writing articles for the website. As a result, expect the updates to be a little slower than usual for the next few [...]
Tags: 3-bet pots, blind-defense, blind-stealing, book, poker, stoxpokerQuite a few short stackers play in the $2-$4 and higher online 6-max no-limit games. Many of them play a strategy that seems likely to me to be profitable. I think a decent chunk of their profit comes from a play that I see them make repeatedly that I think many full stacked regulars don’t [...]
Tags: blind-stealing, full stacks versus short stacks, light 3-betting, no-limit-holdem, online-poker, poker, semibluffing, Short Stack StrategyThe short stack strategy for no-limit hold ‘em is always a controversial topic. Whether you love it or hate it, though, it’s important to understand what makes it tick. So here are a few of my old articles about playing a short stacked in no-limit. A while back I started a …Login/Register for more.
Tags: Adjusting Your Play, blind-defense, blind-play, blind-stealing, getting-started-in-holdem, gsih, no-limit-holdem, poker, Short Stack Strategy, stack-sizesIn this hand, Shrike flops a set and plays it in a very typical way. He’s concerned he didn’t get the most out of the hand. Flopping top set on a relatively dry board. Full ring LHE game online. Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with T T 4 folds, MP3 Q&A #70: Playing A [...]
Tags: blind-defense, blind-play, blind-stealing, flopping-a-set, limit-holdem, poker, shorthandedBlind stealing and blind defense. What hands should I do it with? Should I do it more shorthanded? What factors affect whether I try a blind steal or whether I defend my blind. These questions are extremely common. I get asked them in many forms. Unfortunately, a complete answer could Q&A #53: Blind Stealing and [...]
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