Beginner's Strategy For Playing Blinds

[Warren Harding]

Things to consider in general:

* You have a better idea of what you pot odds are, because you can predict where the action will end

* You position is absolutely worst.

* the blind structure-- be more conservative if the blinds are 3:1, be liberal if 3:2, and so on.

* Blind play is not set in stone as crablegs said. It's artful and guesswork.

some specifics

Without a read, you can raise most hands against a completing SB with no other players in the pot (With other players in the pot, no dice). In reality, I raise 50% or less of my hands when folded to the SB, who completes (depends on whether this player can fold for 0.5).

if it's heads up, you (SB) and BB, BB raises, you will have the pot odds to call always. Whether you raise depends on your hand and whim.