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this response is only applicable if you play full ring, not shorthanded.
until you are really comfortable playing post flop, especially out of position with a moderate strength hand, don't bother defending your blind light. focus more on stealing blinds. that way you have position if called.
I like to watch the three players to my left to see if they are likely to call/raise light out of the blinds. if they aren't, then I steal with virtually any two cards. I would prefer to have somewhat connected cards, or at least 1 high card, but if my opponents are going to be folding preflop, my cards aren't that important. I steal button and cutoff pretty well the same, and slightly less from the highjack (1 off the cutoff, which is 1 off the button).
To start off, I would suggest that if it is folded to you in the button/cutoff and the players behind you aren't calling with any two cards, raising with about 40% of your hands. choose the ones that you feel more comfortable playing postflop on the off chance that you have to.
I generally raise any two playable cards if folded to me in LP unless the players behind me have given me reason not to. ie. they call too much or raise too much.
blind stealing is really something that you have to work on and get a feel for when it is a good time and when it isn't.
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Defending blinds and Stealing blinds
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Originally Posted by Robb
