2-7 blind defence
 

~60 hands into my first sess I think I might be getting the hang of this game. how was this hand played?

Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1) (.com/greenage22/Triple_Draw/Converter.html]converter)

SB ($25.65), Seat 1
Hero ($52.65), Seat 2
UTG ($17.15), Seat 4
CO ($29.30), Seat 5
Button ($32.20), Seat 6

Button at Seat 6.
SB posts $0.25. Hero posts $0.50.

Hand: [2h Tc 9s Ad 5d]

Round 1: (1.50 SB)

<font color="#666666">UTG folds. </font><font color="#666666">CO folds. </font><font color="red">Button raises. </font><font color="#666666">SB folds. </font><font color="green">Hero calls. </font>
Hero discards Tc 9s Ad. Button takes 2.

Hand: [2h 5d 7c Jd 4c]

Round 2: (4.50 SB)

<font color="green">Hero checks. </font><font color="red">Button bets. </font><font color="red">Hero raises. </font><font color="red">Button raises. </font><font color="green">Hero calls. </font>
Hero discards Jd. Button takes 2.

Hand: [2h 5d 7c 4c 5s]

Round 3: (5.25 BB)

<font color="red">Hero bets. </font><font color="#666666">Button folds. </font>

Total pot: (5.25 BB - $5.25)

Re: 2-7 blind defence
 

I would have folded this to a button raise in Round 1. You are drawing 3 out of position. I think everything is fine on latter streets.

Re: 2-7 blind defence
 

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I would have folded this to a button raise in Round 1. You are drawing 3 out of position. I think everything is fine on latter streets.

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Re: 2-7 blind defence
 

I may be overdoing the stealing and defending. my background is in shorthanded LHE so I am used to doing both with a very wide range

what would be your cutoff for defending in this spot vs an unknown?

Re: 2-7 blind defence
 

Against a normal opponent, I would defend with any 2-card draw to an 8 with a deuce. Against an opponent that tries to steal on a regular basis, I would keep the 9 and draw 2.

Re: 2-7 blind defence
 

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I may be overdoing the stealing and defending. my background is in shorthanded LHE so I am used to doing both with a very wide range

what would be your cutoff for defending in this spot vs an unknown?

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Probably a 2-card draw to an 8 that includes a 2 or a 3. I rarely see people trying to steal with a 3 card draw, so defending with 3 card draws will usually put you behind. To be honest, 2-3-8 is behind the range of a button raise against an unknown.

Re: 2-7 blind defence
 

I think this is fine unless you know button to be fairly tight. Given that button appears willing to spew bets and still draw two, you have even more reason to play.

You are not all that far behind a two-card draw and you are getting better than 3:1 predraw. If you feel confident about your play, go ahead and defend. Otherwise fold. It's not going to be a huge mistake either way.

A 3,4, or 7 give you a decent draw; you are roughly 75% to pick up at least one of them. (A bit less since it is likely some of them are in the button's hand.) You can also catch good by hitting, say, 86, and you might continue with a bare 6 or 8 here as well. Plus if you make a pat hand nobody will ever give you credit.

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Against an opponent that tries to steal on a regular basis, I would keep the 9 and draw 2.

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yikes!!! 923xx&gt; 25xxx???