Blinds

I was reading through the PokerTracker Guide today, which I've already recommended and reviewed. Seriously, if you have bought PokerTracker, buy the guide for $20.

Anyway, there's a link in the guide to a post about play from the blinds. The linked page was recently taken down, but the original information can be found in this thread. (Thanks Hank!)

This is good stuff. I've read and studied a lot about poker, but it seems like basic preflop play from the blinds gets neglected. And I know that blinds play will become much more important as I move up in limits and fewer people see the flop.

One important point is that I feel like I've been playing too tight from the big blind.

Here are some preflop highlights:

From the big blind

--"Against typical raises, call liberally with hands that have straight or flush potential, as well as pairs. Get away from big offsuit hands that are likely dominated. 65s is usually on par with KQ here."

--Call with any suited Ax, Kx, Qx, Jx, Tx or 9x

--Call with offsuit Ax, KQ-K9, QJ-Q9 and connectors down to 54

--Reraise frequently vs. steal raises

From the small blind

--Call or raise with almost any two suited cards, Ax, Kx, KQ-Q5, JT-J9 and offsuit connectors down to 54. Of course, tighten up a bit if the small blind is 1/3 the big blind, as in a 3/6 game

Of course, this is just a simple sampling of preflop play, and the actual post goes into far more detail.

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Keep the aggression vs. small paired board?