I talk poker everyday with my friend and we started talking about hand ranges/calling ranges etc. This led to flop texture discussions and how different ranges hit different flops. I then came up with the question of what if you couldn't see your cards? How would that change how you play.

Your starting hand is only one factor, we have position chip stacks and ranges we put people on. We quickly came up with the following few ideas.


1. We would steal more from the button and cutoff.
2. If we were going to play we would only be calling small bets in position.
3. We would be forced to focus more on other peoples ranges, betting patterns and flop texture.
4. We would be floating connected flops and suited flops more so we could bet more scare cards.

I don't know how relevant any of this is to a real game but it's not a strategy guide, just an exercise to get you thinking about all the other factors. Our idea was that too many people overvalue the cards in relation to the other factors, particularly at lower stakes - me included. It really got me looking at the game a different way. Instead of the typical post a hand history.

Comments welcome.....