Stealing blinds

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So guys what do you think about this?Who better to steal the blinds?At what stage of the tournament is best to steal the blinds?What are the best cards to steal?In what position you start stealing?I had almost mastered this important poker technique, but would like to hear your opinions about this.
 
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Best time to steal blinds in my opinion is when you approach the bubble and again before you approach the final table. And do this with any two cards giving that you have position. The majority of the time you getting called is with premium hands. Just give it up on the flop unless you hit. All in all, it is a safe play because you know what you up against the majority of the time. They won't so if you feel you can bluff at the pot should your opponent call your preflop bet you still can. Players are most tight at these two stages of the tournament.
 
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I agree with captainD. The best time to steal blinds and bluff is when approaching the bubble. Especially stealing blinds from smaller players is pretty easy because many of them are folding even good hands just to get into the prizes. If they go all in/raise then you're most likely against some big hand and folding is clever.
 
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At the beginning of the tournament is no profit from stealing blinds.
 
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I agree, the best time to start stealing is before the bubble, when the majority of the field is playing super tight. When you are stealing, I don't think that your hand range matters.
 
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I agree, the best time to start stealing is before the bubble, when the majority of the field is playing super tight. When you are stealing, I don't think that your hand range matters.

ICM baby! Raising that 27 off suit as big stack bully :D

I shove super wide when I'm the chip leader and the blinds constantly fold because I know they can't call unless they have a monster hand which is raaaarre and even when called I can suckout unless I'm running into AA which would be a nightmare situation. (Has happened to me couple times, I shove to steal the blinds only to run into AA)
 
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Stealing is raising with hands you don't want to get called or reraised with, just to pick up the blinds.
You can also do it with hands with reasonable flop potential.
Those hands with which you like to pick up the blinds, but don't really mind to get called because they might connect well with the flop...I'd rather call it a semi-steal.

Most of the time only stealing close to the bubble won't be enough, so you'll need other spots earlier on to try to steal.

Few things you should realise.
Stealing becomes far more profitable when antes come in...guess I don't have to explain why.
You have to spot your targets.
In general tight players who are not very willing to defend their blinds with mediocre hands and players who are not short yet, but don't want to risk calling or 3-betting with mediocre hands (medium stacks).
You don't want steal from big stacks unless they're proven to be really tight and you want to avoid desperate shortstacks who might 3-bet shove pretty wide.
 
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Stealing carefully, and I often fell under the aces, kings, and the other pairs
 
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ICM baby! Raising that 27 off suit as big stack bully :D

I shove super wide when I'm the chip leader and the blinds constantly fold because I know they can't call unless they have a monster hand which is raaaarre and even when called I can suckout unless I'm running into AA which would be a nightmare situation. (Has happened to me couple times, I shove to steal the blinds only to run into AA)

So you're that guy, lol
 
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It all depends on the stack and locations ...
Stages of the game.
The main thing in this dzhela not run into the top card of the opponent ..
But it's a good thing ...
 
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So guys what do you think about this?Who better to steal the blinds?At what stage of the tournament is best to steal the blinds?What are the best cards to steal?In what position you start stealing?I had almost mastered this important poker technique, but would like to hear your opinions about this.

Whatever works for you is what you should keep doing. If you have mastered it then why ask?
 
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Stealing blinds is about position not rly necesarly the cards give you the power...if you have AA and you go all in you dont steel ..cuz you want to be called ther;:D
 
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I think from the middle of the tournament forward where the blinds add considerable value to their stack
 
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I like to close to money bubble, any time I have postion in an unopened pot in later position and when antes are big.
 
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We call blind robbing the act of raising the preflop bet with the object of taking the blinds and antes, regardless of the strength of our hand.

The ideal situation is to do it from the end positions, when all our rivals have abandoned and, especially, when the blind are playing a very closed range of hands and rarely respond to our aggression. Once we have confirmed that we are facing this type of players in blind, we have the advantage of being able to do it with a great variety of hands. Even with some junk hands, since these players will only respond when they have very strong hands. When we find resistance, our movement will be very simple: abandon the hand. It is very likely that we are facing a very strong hand.

On the bubble, we must remember that, in this case, the weakness we seek is above all in passivity and in the closed range. In fact, before players able to pay several bets with marginal hands, which implies equally weakness, our game must always be by value, exploiting their mistakes in the game. In these situations we must ensure that the size of the stacks left to speak, if we are not in final positions, and blind players will allow us to carry out our plan.
 
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When they add antes. Then you get the antes as well. :) Also when they raise the blinds sometimes people get tighter and it's a good opportunity to steal. :)
 
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If you are trying to steal the blinds, bet aggressively and avoid mini- raising.
 
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Well, here's what you like ... but at the beginning of the tournament there is a lot of steal and yes people play too big a range. The meaning of stealing from those players who play tight and non-aggressive and the blind will hardly defend with garbage and it's better to do this in the last stage of the tournament before the bubble when All try to sit it out, but preferably without fanaticism, and then you can jump out yourself.
 
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The most profitable way to steal the blinds is to do this in late position, it is also very important to have tight image at the table. The rational size is 2.5 big blinds ( When you are 25 bb +, if you are 25- , then you better move all in ). The obvious stage for stealing the blinds is bubble (wow, what a surprise), if your purpose is to steal blinds, the strength of your hand is not so important:) Good Luck!
 
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As most have said, the bubble is the easiest time to steal blinds, but it can be done at other times too.

If you have good position and they are a tight player, then you are all good to go. Remember it becomes a lot more profitable when you have antes.

Your cards are not as important as position.
 
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think stealing blinds is biggest leak in my game so i have to improve it fast and drasticly. Very offen i came to late midle phase of turnaments with 50-70 BBs and blinds eat me up. here is very usefful infos ty guys
 
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I am start steals blinds from the middle stage of the tournament, it's more convenient to do this from the button, when 3 people have already folded in front of you, and the connectors have the type 9 10 or 8 J. You can try with a flush draw. If a strong hand, then there is no point in stealing - it's better to play it.
 
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I start thinking about stealing once antes start being played.

I start doing it more actively around the bubble as well! But I will do it sometimes before that for balance.
 
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Personally i think stealing blinds is not going to get you much further in a tournament or a sng for that matter unless the blinds are at a very high level (towards the end of a mtt or sng). Now with that being said i would try to steal blinds if im holding a top 10 hand. I also think trying to steal the blinds during the bubble period is beneficial because most players are playing very tight, but at the same time i would not look to steal them all the time. It also matters what position you are in eg (if your on the buttton) alot to take into account when trying to steal blinds.
 
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Would it ever be advisable to try and steal blinds while in the small blind position? And if so under what circumstances?
 
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