Defend frequently the big blind to limit hold'em is one of the best games to perform, and, instead, what most players can think.Translated by: Sébastien Paradis
Defend frequently the big blind to limit hold'em is one of the best games to perform, and, instead, what most players can think.
Hold'em limit is my game of choice because players are required to make significant decisions on each avenue. Often, hold ' em without limit, all decisions are made preflop, and many of these decisions are not very interesting. Do not m induce not in error, I love the hold'em no limit. However, I grant that the decisions in the hold 'em no limit usually have much more impact than the decisions in the hold' em limited. Hold'em limit keeps you in action constantly. Hold'em no limit has been described as hours of boredom mixed with moments of terror. Hold'em limit is a constant terror and for me, c is fun. Also, hold'em limit is first to extract the value from the hands of average force of all, and I consider my ability as well to make it one of my greatest assets as a poker player.
In this article, I want to watch one of the key issues of the hold'em limit, which is: "when should I defend my blind against a raise coming d a late position?" Your empowered to play blinds will, very possibly, do you make or break in this game. So, think of all the things that we must consider before perhaps deciding to defend.
The first factor is the number of players in the pot. You should defend your big blind more liberally in a duel in a pot pot to three players. One of the best things that the big blind has to offer is that you can represent anything. But s must be only two players goes down, it's twice as hard for you to win without unveiling it's when you need from only to make bedrooms a player. If a player cut-off raises and another player calls the raise, I'm bed a hand like a poorly accote King, or a small connector as 5-4 and non-matching, the big blind. These hands are easily defendable hands against a simple reminder of the cut-off.
The second factor is where exactly the recovery came. A revival of the cut-off (one seat right of the button) shows slightly more force than a revival of the button. If I have a hand with only a high card, such as J-6 or Q-5, I can sleep following a revival of cut-off but call a raise from the button.
The third, and probably the most important factor is the player who has raised. If some players raise the button, I will defend my big blind with n matter what cards. And if some players are two positions to the right of the button (commonly known as cutoff + 1), I treat them roughly as they are in an early position and fold hands as he would sleep the big blinds as K - J and A-10 against a raise. Everyone knows that an assessment of an opponent in particular can radically change the way a certain hand should be played. But this concept is so important that I am not opposed to repeat it here.
OK, so what are some of the things to think about when you decide to defend your blind or not. Each of the above factors could sway your thinking when you have a tight decision. But that is a tight decision? Well, when I'm dealing with a single revival of the cut-off to the hold'em limit, I potentially faced a decision tight with n any card. I heard once a great player recommend to defend with as low as 7-4 non-matching hand. Again, another great player says he usually defended with anything, even not with 3-2. The good players do this because the pot shall immediately 3.5:1 (recovery is two small bets, the small and big blind totaling a set and a half, and it costs a small bet to call), and in addition, the cut-off player will bet on the flop after the big blind passes almost 100% of the time.
Thus, in this sense, we really 4.5 - 1 to call the raise. Plan implemented before l, after calling the revival of our opponent, is go to the flop without compromise, then restart with any pair or draw (and without a pair or draw) sometimes. Playing this way, we give the opportunity to our opponent of this sunset, but we must ensure that it puts an automatic reset before flop so to make this game. Remember, it s applicable only in a situation of duel.
I have solid evidence to support the defense of the big blind with a hand like J - 3 non matching against a revival of the cut-off, but unfortunately I have not enough hands in my database (I started to make use of a good data base only this year) to form conclusions on what hands are beneficial and which are not. However, I will say until now, when I'm in the big blind, I show a total loss less as a big blind with 140 of my 169 combinations of hand - mean that until now, I am doing better by calling with these 140 combinations I would do in the setting sun. For me, it is a strong enough indicator that all people who advocate a liberal policy in the defence of the blind are on the right track.
A last consideration about how to defend the big blind is how it will affect your image, and your total profit in the hold'em limit. No one wants to be known as an easy to fly blind. If you defend yourself often, your opponents will be less incentive to steal your blind in the future. In fact, when I broke an opponent in a recent tournament hold'em limit, after defending my big blind with J-4 with, another player at the table said aloud that he knew enough to not try to steal my blind and this for the rest of the event. It's huge. And for the better part, defend your blind to usually a positive expectation (EV), so you n have even not sacrificed profits to save the value to your future hands.
I read an opinion somewhere it would be a mistake huge d call with J - 3 non-matching in the big blind against a revival of the cut-off. This is just not true. Assume that you know what you're doing after the flop, your call would be a minor error at worst, and against a maniacal opponent, this is absolutely the right set. So, why not give the appearance of action and d call with these marginal hands? You'll have more fun, earn more money, and maybe make you pay when you have good merchandise.
In this article, I want to watch one of the key issues of the hold'em limit, which is: "when should I defend my blind against a raise coming d a late position?" Your empowered to play blinds will, very possibly, do you make or break in this game. So, think of all the things that we must consider before perhaps deciding to defend.
The first factor is the number of players in the pot. You should defend your big blind more liberally in a duel in a pot pot to three players. One of the best things that the big blind has to offer is that you can represent anything. But s must be only two players goes down, it's twice as hard for you to win without unveiling it's when you need from only to make bedrooms a player. If a player cut-off raises and another player calls the raise, I'm bed a hand like a poorly accote King, or a small connector as 5-4 and non-matching, the big blind. These hands are easily defendable hands against a simple reminder of the cut-off.
The second factor is where exactly the recovery came. A revival of the cut-off (one seat right of the button) shows slightly more force than a revival of the button. If I have a hand with only a high card, such as J-6 or Q-5, I can sleep following a revival of cut-off but call a raise from the button.
The third, and probably the most important factor is the player who has raised. If some players raise the button, I will defend my big blind with n matter what cards. And if some players are two positions to the right of the button (commonly known as cutoff + 1), I treat them roughly as they are in an early position and fold hands as he would sleep the big blinds as K - J and A-10 against a raise. Everyone knows that an assessment of an opponent in particular can radically change the way a certain hand should be played. But this concept is so important that I am not opposed to repeat it here.
OK, so what are some of the things to think about when you decide to defend your blind or not. Each of the above factors could sway your thinking when you have a tight decision. But that is a tight decision? Well, when I'm dealing with a single revival of the cut-off to the hold'em limit, I potentially faced a decision tight with n any card. I heard once a great player recommend to defend with as low as 7-4 non-matching hand. Again, another great player says he usually defended with anything, even not with 3-2. The good players do this because the pot shall immediately 3.5:1 (recovery is two small bets, the small and big blind totaling a set and a half, and it costs a small bet to call), and in addition, the cut-off player will bet on the flop after the big blind passes almost 100% of the time.
Thus, in this sense, we really 4.5 - 1 to call the raise. Plan implemented before l, after calling the revival of our opponent, is go to the flop without compromise, then restart with any pair or draw (and without a pair or draw) sometimes. Playing this way, we give the opportunity to our opponent of this sunset, but we must ensure that it puts an automatic reset before flop so to make this game. Remember, it s applicable only in a situation of duel.
I have solid evidence to support the defense of the big blind with a hand like J - 3 non matching against a revival of the cut-off, but unfortunately I have not enough hands in my database (I started to make use of a good data base only this year) to form conclusions on what hands are beneficial and which are not. However, I will say until now, when I'm in the big blind, I show a total loss less as a big blind with 140 of my 169 combinations of hand - mean that until now, I am doing better by calling with these 140 combinations I would do in the setting sun. For me, it is a strong enough indicator that all people who advocate a liberal policy in the defence of the blind are on the right track.
A last consideration about how to defend the big blind is how it will affect your image, and your total profit in the hold'em limit. No one wants to be known as an easy to fly blind. If you defend yourself often, your opponents will be less incentive to steal your blind in the future. In fact, when I broke an opponent in a recent tournament hold'em limit, after defending my big blind with J-4 with, another player at the table said aloud that he knew enough to not try to steal my blind and this for the rest of the event. It's huge. And for the better part, defend your blind to usually a positive expectation (EV), so you n have even not sacrificed profits to save the value to your future hands.
I read an opinion somewhere it would be a mistake huge d call with J - 3 non-matching in the big blind against a revival of the cut-off. This is just not true. Assume that you know what you're doing after the flop, your call would be a minor error at worst, and against a maniacal opponent, this is absolutely the right set. So, why not give the appearance of action and d call with these marginal hands? You'll have more fun, earn more money, and maybe make you pay when you have good merchandise.
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