Any advice for playing out of blinds

[don7238]

When playing a hand while in the blind your opponent's will think you don't have anything. Because 99% of the time player's don't have a hand worth calling in the SB/BB. When you get a hand like AK AA or KK you can win real big.

[LuckHuck]

well you could defend your blinds like all the Russians used to do on FTP and re-raise all in every time .... OR really how you play your cards on the blinds all depends on how many BB's you have left. for ex: if your extremely short stacked and you on LB and everyone folds to you, if you have Q6 or better its an easy push.

[Sparkie]

If I am SB I try to get away with calling BB. However, if there is a raise, I fold if I do not have a good early position hand. When blinds and antes are huge, I fold. Trying to stay around for a better opportunity

[IamStuUnger]

the one nice thing about not defending your blinds early in a tourney is that later on in the tourney when the blinds are higher if you get a monster preflop hand people generally are more likely to try and steal your blinds setting you up possibly for more action for your hand

[steveg78]

Just keep playing your right tight game at all positions if that is working for you.

[GottImHimmel]

Steveg, that is the kind of non-answer that doesn't have any substance to it.

[eqgh5uea]

Good answers overall.

I usually try to protect my blinds at all costs. It's like when I used to play Age of Empires as a rookie and reacted to the other players' actions. Later on I learned that leaving your base undefend (besides walls) and attacking somewhere---anywhere, is better than just reacting to whatever the player throws at you.

[Punter4444]

Good answers overall.

I usually try to protect my blinds at all costs. It's like when I used to play Age of Empires as a rookie and reacted to the other players' actions. Later on I learned that leaving your base undefend (besides walls) and attacking somewhere---anywhere, is better than just reacting to whatever the player throws at you.

well said i like this one. i used to love building lots of guard towers in age of empires lol was funnn!! then i used to wait for someone to dare reach even close to my base forget entering it lol

[StephyMarieC]

I don't worry about defending my blinds or playing my blinds what I'm concerned about is looking for oppurtunities to get my money in good and to always make the best decisions possible.

[Drywallman3]

I don't worry about defending my blinds or playing my blinds what I'm concerned about is looking for oppurtunities to get my money in good and to always make the best decisions possible.

This is by far the best answer to any poker question!!