Losing a ton of cash from blinds. I no longer play AJ AQ from blinds....Unless suited. Kj I’m folding that too...have gotten into way to many nasty spots, remember I flopped flush only to lose to better flush with KJ. Going to start folding small pocket pairs and 67 89 10j hands too. What advice would you give to not reduce losses from blinds? Any advice welcome!!

AJ & AQ from the blinds are pretty good hands to have. They get weaker when you are dealing with early position raises, but they are definitely good hands to three bet vs button and cut off steals.

It's all about hand ranges and position. Losing from the blinds is going to happen, but get comfortable with learning button defense ranges and etc.

Looks like your learning! That's my advice.

You can 3bet more with AQ,AJ,KJs against late position open.

Call less and 3bet more from the blinds. Dump the trickier hands to play post like kjo and qjo. 3bet hands with blockers, ace and a baby, or even kjo kqo. Its tough to win pots oop without the agression lead

Originally Posted by vax1op369

Losing a ton of cash from blinds. I no longer play AJ AQ from blinds....Unless suited. Kj I’m folding that too...have gotten into way to many nasty spots, remember I flopped flush only to lose to better flush with KJ. Going to start folding small pocket pairs and 67 89 10j hands too. What advice would you give to not reduce losses from blinds? Any advice welcome!!

I lose many game with AA KK so i dont think its only about blind strategy . Its about your pot and other ppls game too . My advice is play slow and watch others. Try to control yourself for start game

over the last week ive same issue
i lost over 30 bux this last week
but i dont give up i keep playing

I always see the statistics of holdem manager and all have casualties in the blinds, why protect them? Does someone explain to me?

Originally Posted by Ygtszksn

I lose many game with AA KK so i dont think its only about blind strategy . Its about your pot and other ppls game too . My advice is play slow and watch others. Try to control yourself for start game

Exactly If someone is hitting u have to be careful with any hand

I'm on that too.
I lose a lot

Position at the table has to be factored into blind losses/gains. Being on the button, vs being last to act, for example. Those "winner" hole cards: AQ AJ, small pairs are easier to steal with from the button, first to bet. It shows strength, if others at table are playing TAG, it may pay off being more aggressive pre-flop. You could go from losing the blinds to stealing a higher percentage of blinds.
If this is a new strategy, you will find your niche, your losses vs. stolen blinds. One problem is even with position, some players are stubborn, will call you just to stop your stealing the blinds.

Along with what everyone said, it also had to do with image. If your image until that point in a certain hand seemed passive, or weak, then players may think they can bully you around pre or post flop therefore getting into hands with you a lot more.

Everyone loses bb's in the blinds you might be doing ok,what do you lose in the sb and bb and over what sample size?.

"Never complete from the big blind" is some of the best advice I've gotten. Raising or straight up folding has saved me so much money over time. It's different than the BB because the SB can still get raised before they get to see a flop.

Originally Posted by RimworldDoctor

"Never complete from the big blind" is some of the best advice I've gotten. Raising or straight up folding has saved me so much money over time. It's different than the BB because the SB can still get raised before they get to see a flop.

Good advice! Either raise or fold!

The blinds must be defended in my opinion, as long as we have a defensible hand.
Analyze that range well, and try to improve your postflop game so that it is not expensive and risky to lose with mediocre hands.

You are out of position and putting money into the pot before the cards are even dealt - everyone loses in the big blind and small blind.

The real question is are you making unnecessary mistakes and compounding these losses, and secondly are you winning enough from the other positions to still be profitable?

If you folded every sb and bb you'd lose 1.5bbs so if you are doing worse than this maybe folding more is a good idea until you have a better notion of what you are doing wrong.

Well timed aggression out of the blinds will help reduce the amount you lose: for instance, occasionally play aggressively against loose players preflop (3-bet and squeeze, size up to make up for positional disadvantage), or try taking shots at stealing pots against tight players on boards that miss the high cards they are likely playing.

Try things out and learn from your mistakes - that's the only way to gain experience and improve.

Good luck!

Smells some kind of problems with open