I never really sure when to start stealing blinds. At the beginning of the tournament the stack size are so huge compared to the blinds that it's not worth stealing or is it?
i never steal blinds and if you try to against me you're dead meat. busted!! or muck lol
1st hand on button
folds to you
raise ATC
SO every time I am the button and if everyone folds to me then I should try to steal everytime by raising ATC. Is that right? Does everyone agree this is correct play at all stage of the tournament?
first hand isn't all stages
I don't understand, English not your first language?
1st hand on button
folds to you
raise ATC
first hand isn't all stages
From the first hand of the tournament. But i'm usually not classing it as "stealing". More like playing many pots in position vs bad players.
^^This is an unnecessary comment imo, especially given the mistakes you are making yourself (just for the record - English isn't my first language either)
In the OP you asked when should we be starting to steal in LP.
Disclaimer: Baudib meant as soon as it is folded to you on the button you can start stealing - whatever stage that might be.
Surely it's better to steal more against tight blinds with antes in play but as said stealing is always good as you're playing IP all the time.
^^This is an unnecessary comment imo, especially given the mistakes you are making yourself (just for the record - English isn't my first language either)
In the OP you asked when should we be starting to steal in LP.
Disclaimer: Baudib meant as soon as it is folded to you on the button you can start stealing - whatever stage that might be.
Surely it's better to steal more against tight blinds with antes in play but as said stealing is always good as you're playing IP all the time.
I not to keen in stealing when all folds to me at the button cause that generally means that the SB or BB will have a starting hand.
I think constantly trying to steal from the button will cause the BB and SB to defend more later in the tournament
Some good comments here.
I don t think it is worth stealing early in the tourna when the blinds are small relative to the stack. Situational, but basically a solid idea.
20BB might when to at latest to consider it. But seems like most others think about when the ante are in. Antes are something that needs to be considered, 20BB is also situational, i.e. players left, your position, effective stacks, when the next level starts and more, and antes are important as well.
I not to keen in stealing when all folds to me at the button cause that generally means that the SB or BB will have a starting hand.I think when the tables get to 6-7 handed then chances are fewer someone as a good starting hand and stealing from UTG , CO or anywhere else is better.
I think constantly trying to steal from the button will cause the BB and SB to defend more later in the tournament This entire statement means you are in big trouble when you play. You need to find out why, as one paragraph or even chapter will not explain the enormous "wrongness" of what you just said here.
I guess you could test the waters early and try to steal to see how tight the players to the left are, This is a very good idea in the right spots to see how you can play vs them in bubble or near bubble situations.
Read bold above.(is this a level ?)
lol (or should I say öpö) I was wondering the same thing....
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i never steal blinds but sometimes other people using my account might
There was a similar thread to this where I posted a similar question, but I think it may be more pertinent here: How does the onset of antes affect your blind stealing strategy? Do you do it more/less frequently? Do you resize your bets? Do you still more liberally/conservatively? From earlier positions?
There was a similar thread to this where I posted a similar question, but I think it may be more pertinent here: How does the onset of antes affect your blind stealing strategy? Do you do it more/less frequently? Do you resize your bets? Do you still more liberally/conservatively? From earlier positions?