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Old 04-07-2006, 11:08 PM
Vinny80 Vinny80 is offline
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

AmAzInG post... congrats on your Pooh-bah (what ever that means...)
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Old 04-07-2006, 11:44 PM
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

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I have reduced my PFR to 3.5 BB (+1 per limper) to enhance the value of stealing.

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Stealing blinds isn't the only reason that you raise...
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Old 04-07-2006, 11:56 PM
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

Great post, I'm guessing there are way more than two of us that read the whole thing, though.

Oh, and I do wish you hadn't sold your PTBB/100 from steal attempts as meaningful after 313 hands.
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Old 04-08-2006, 12:03 AM
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

Pokey-

Awesome! I think it befitting that the title of Grand Pooh-bah be bestowed upon you!

Isura-

I wish you the happiest of birthdays.
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Old 04-08-2006, 12:07 AM
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

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I have reduced my PFR to 3.5 BB (+1 per limper) to enhance the value of stealing.

Random thought

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Stealing blinds isn't the only reason that you raise...

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Quite true
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Old 04-08-2006, 09:15 AM
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

le;dr,li! [as in: long enough; did read, loved it!]
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Old 04-08-2006, 01:05 PM
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

Great post. If you were playing against yourself, what would you call with and what would you re-raise with out of the blinds?
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Old 04-08-2006, 09:19 PM
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

nice post. ty
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Old 04-09-2006, 02:57 PM
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

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Great post. If you were playing against yourself, what would you call with and what would you re-raise with out of the blinds?

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Good question. Against myself, I'd be reraising with a wider range of hands (say, top 10%) and calling with any hand that had potential. I'd also be check-raising the flop much more often when I hit, or when I thought my opponent DIDN'T hit.

AND, most importantly, I'd be losing money. Optimal play from the blinds against optimal play from other positions is not profitable. It loses the least money, but it still loses money. Whenever you are in the blinds, your goal is to lose as little money as you can, but realistically you can't expect to turn a long-run profit from the blinds. Recognizing that, my blind defense strategy isn't to try and dominate; it's to try and minimize my bleeding.

On a related note, when three people are dealt hands, who is going to make the most money on average: the one who is forced to ante a big blind, the one who is forced to ante a small blind, or the one who has no forced bet AND position on the other two all hand long? When you're the lucky one with position, abuse it. There's free money on the table -- take your share of it.

Oh, and remember one crucial piece of information: the blinds are typically not being defended by smart, aggressive, well-informed 2+2ers; they're being defended by the same useless, talentless donks who populate every other seat at our tables. Don't assume that they're going to adjust and start playing world-class blind defense poker. They're going to donk off money to you. All you need is a catcher's mitt.
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Old 04-09-2006, 03:04 PM
InfectorGadget InfectorGadget is offline
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Default Re: Pooh-Bah Redux: Blind Stealing.

Brilliant stuff Pokey, already looking forward to a Carpal\'Tunnel post =)
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