Strategy for defense of blinds.

I'm focused on playing cash game nl2, until I'm getting a reasonable result, but when I come across some players making unusual moves I end up losing focus and getting it wrong.

Several times I make the correct call and end up suffering badbeats, or else I am forced to give up very good hands after having invested a certain amount and the villain go allin without allowing any reading of his game.

I need to perfect my post-flop game and my blinds defense, I would also like to improve my bluff reading.

Can anyone help me play better cash game? I would like to learn about blind defense, what strategies do you use?

I would like some pointers on this matter as well

Why defend? just give away or play your good hand. Let them steal whatever and take it back at once in any given situation!
he usual stealing bet is 3 Blinds, so count it! In round 5 yoiu give him an answer and everything is godd. Don't let em offend you!

Well this is very complex.I think that the blinds sometimes have no defence at all and if you try to defend them you might be ruined.

It's hard for anyone to really give you very good advise because sb vs each position varies and bb vs each position varies and will also then vary again depending on who the opponent is and whether or not it's a multi way pot.So lot's of variables to take into consideration.But work on some default ranges vs each position would be my best advise.

The best form of defence is a good offence when somebody 3x your BB $1 and $2 lets say villain bet $6 or $7 for example you reraise it up to $20 unless your opponent has a monster or is a calling station pot ends there.
If this does not get your opponent to fold I hope you get a good flop and be
prepared to fold yourself to another reraise if your cards are not really strong before or after the flop good luck
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Defending blinds is more important in tournament play vs cash play. When playing cash, you DO NOT want to call raises with bad cards when OOP. In tournament play however, the blinds keep increasing and as you get later into the tournament your stack size will keep getting smaller with respect to how many blinds it is. That's when you start defending your blinds more aggressively and playing more "bluff" hands (suited connectors) and K5+, A3+, etc.

Playing online poker in the blinds is one of the hardest things for me but I believe that Against a tighter opponent who plays fewer hands, and consequently stronger hands, we should give less flat calls with hands that we would normally raise. Already against an aggressive opponent, we should use more of the flat calls. Some typical flat call hands can also be used to apply 3-bets, all according to the analysis of the current situation.

If the person give all time allin sometimes I just wait for really good cards doing nothing and if i have good preflop, I just call. I have lot of doubts how to deal with allins,
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I'm not real big on defending my blinds against every single raise. But I do often take the opportunity to play some of the speculative hands that I might normally stay away from. Sometimes I do get the sense that a player has gotten into the habit of constantly raising my blind from the hijack or cutoff seat. I will occasionally come back over the top of them, then follow it up with 2/3 bet on the flop, regardless of what hits the board. Not only will this frequently take the pot down, especially since I don't have the reputation of being a defender, but it might also slow them down for a couple of rotations.

Tight is Right someone said and it is true. the more tight and info you get from the table you are playing the easy you make decisions and more equity you'll get in your carrier. Good Luck in your cash games.!

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3 betting or defending from blinds is crucial if you do not want opponents constantly stealing from you.

Blind defence should be done judiciously with hands which have multiple ways to win by the river. Suited and connected hands are good candidates. The attacking opponent will often fold to 3Bets but if they do continue you will be in ok shape.

The choice of starting hands is essential to your success in poker. When playing with the correct starting hands you avoid complicated decisions in the subsequent betting rounds and guarantors most of the time the best hand in the showdown. Defending the blind is the same, but the important thing is watching your opponent, and knowing how to exploit him when he does not hit the flop, 70% of the time he will not hit, and as the big, small range is too big , you can do a 3bet to flod then, it's not a sin.

Adjust your defending range depending on how often he opens from given position. Just loosen it up a bit, dont go overboard and just 3 bet with anything though.

Blind defense is not nearly as important in cash games as in tournament play. Don't worry about defending them, just make sure you properly evaluate the odds you are getting, which are different when in the blinds in a few ways. First and most obvious, pot odds are better so you can call with a wider range of hands. Second, your opponent's opinion of your range may be affected, making it harder for them to read your postflop play. You may have the opportunity to steal if an obviously draw-heavy flop hits, or actually hit the flop hard with normally marginal hands. I'd suggest playing hands like low pairs, suited connectors or suited aces much more often from the blinds, and to be even more wary of marginal unpaired hands like KJo since you will be out of position for the remainder of the hand.

Dear elizeuof friend in my experiences in this short time we play the sport of the mind (Poker), I can tell you some of my situations in "BLINDS".

First, just I start a defense in the blinds, both BB or SB, really do not go mischievous my stack, then take into account the villain of the profile.

Usually those who are interested to steal the blinds (BB / SB), shows at least giving a raise before us, for it is wanting the pot, and this pot is a part of what you paid for the blind bet.

My tip is that you stay in a heads-up with one player, or others deem fold. Desda way increased our defense and our goal is not only to defend the blinds now will also start villain of chips, if it goes more than two players in the hand, the situation requires much more take care because their weapons as "reraise , 3-bet, 4-bet bluffs and others can seriously damage not only your stack and your psychological side (Tilt).

Doubtful and insecure, always prefer using the safest weapon of all: "FOLD".

Many thanks to all, I am reading carefully and paying attention to the advice, I have already put something into practice.

Defending the blinds is necessary, but dangerous. The main problem with the big blind is that we have fewer preflop solutions available: we can not say "fold" for free. And, as long as players in other positions can choose the right hand for the raise, dropping the marginal ones, we usually do not have the opportunity to wait for a strong starter. We need to enter the bank with a wider range than the opponent. Thus, we will often get involved in the blind war in not the most profitable situation. But "on any two" to protect their blind rate is not worth it. Entering into local clashes we can lose the entire war (to fly out of the tournament).

Defending the blind passively, we should bow to one basic check-call option. Thus, we give the preflop initiative to the aggressor, who will control the progress of the hand. We, in turn, have the opportunity to obtain additional information after the actions of the opponent, and keep the size of the bank acceptable. If we begin to aggressively play our hand, we can voluntarily give away most of our stack. When we check-call, we control the size of the pot. And sometimes we'd better win a small pot than lose a significant amount of chips.

I have gained some very useful insights from the replies here...will apply them in my next games

Don't defend your blinds in a cash game without a better hand than the person that raised you would have. You have to let your junk hands go. If you don't have an idea on how the person that raised your blind plays, don't play a hand against him.

I like to defend blinds especially...

i like defend when someone just doubles big blind. I will call with almost anything hoping to get something crazy like trips or two pair. If i dont hit I can throw it away but i feel as though im already half invested so why not see a flop. the only difference for me is in late tournaments when blinds are real big then i almost always throw away crap hands.

JustSoPro said:

Defending blinds is more important in tournament play vs cash play. When playing cash, you DO NOT want to call raises with bad cards when OOP. In tournament play however, the blinds keep increasing and as you get later into the tournament your stack size will keep getting smaller with respect to how many blinds it is. That's when you start defending your blinds more aggressively and playing more "bluff" hands (suited connectors) and K5+, A3+, etc.

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This is spot on. Defending blinds is part of tournament poker strategy not cash game strategy.


Now stealing blinds is a whole other thing and can be applied to both cash and tournament games, however I imagine most will agree that stealing blinds is still more relevant in tournaments vs cash games. But Stealing blinds in cash games can be profitable in late positions since we have a chance to not only win the blinds but the calls from players acting before us while also having a wider range and chance on later streets to take down the pot. But like everything in poker, it depends.I'd recommend sticking to the fundamentals first and worrying about more edge strategies like defending/stealing blinds later in your learning.

You have to take into accou t ranges and position of raiser and then his cbetting frequency and come up with counter strategy