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Old 12-26-2008, 09:02 PM     Post subject: AndyAKB talking about defending blinds #1 (permalink)  
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 I thought someone might get some use out of this:

<yAAwn> o Andy
<Andy-AKB> yea?
<yAAwn> what with/how do u defend ur blinds?
<yAAwn> elaborate plz
<Andy-AKB> thats soooooo broad
<Jinxx> doesn't Andy play 6m though?
<yAAwn> ugh
<yAAwn> a 6m SB defend
<yAAwn> v a 40% BTN steal
<Andy-AKB> its all opponent specific
<yAAwn> is the same as it is in FR
<yAAwn> ;(
<Jinxx> or does it not matter b/c it's like the same?
<Jinxx> ok, was j/w yaawn
<Andy-AKB> hwo often are they folding to a 3bet?
<Andy-AKB> how do they play post?
<Andy-AKB> etc etc
<Andy-AKB> break everything down into ranges
<Andy-AKB> and how they play different parts of their range
<Andy-AKB> and how you should play vs that
<Andy-AKB> etc
<Andy-AKB> just bust out some math
<Andy-AKB> looking for set answers is just stunting your growth a ton
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Old 12-26-2008, 09:16 PM #2 (permalink)  
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Two applicable statements to a lot of hold'em subjects: opponent specific and seeing the answers stunts your growth.

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Old 12-27-2008, 02:41 AM #3 (permalink)  
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 In NL 6m I like to say that you don't defend blinds, but it's ok to steal them. I don't defend against a steal, I 3bet a steal.

The question you should be asking is "how do we decide who is stealing and who is not?" or "What value is there in 3betting loose stealers?" or anything else along those lines that will get you to where you need to be thinking.
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In NL 6m I like to say that you don't defend blinds, but it's ok to steal them. I don't defend against a steal, I 3bet a steal.

The question you should be asking is "how do we decide who is stealing and who is not?" or "What value is there in 3betting loose stealers?" or anything else along those lines that will get you to where you need to be thinking.
3-betting is defence
so is calling when you have an understanding of villain's stealing range and postflop play and figure that calling optimises ev
don't raise with the straight flush bro, nobody ever gonna call that shit
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 3bet is offense and it's about stealing from a positional raiser with a wide range
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Old 12-27-2008, 09:53 AM #6 (permalink)  
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3bet is offense and it's about stealing from a positional raiser with a wide range
got it - just a terminology thing.
I defend my blinds by 3-betting - the whole "offence is the best defence (sometimes!)" thing... doesn't really matter what you call it
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 Actually no. I am not throwing out 11-13 BB's to protect my SB or BB and play big pot OOP. My 3bet goal is to take advantage of his playing much looser in position and being unable to continue quite often since he is raising light. and take a 5BB+ pot.
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Old 12-27-2008, 05:25 PM #8 (permalink)  
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 You never just call in the blinds to a stealer, jyms? Esp. in the BB?
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