Tag Archives: blinds

Different Point of View

Hello, I’m now bothered because of what I have found out in your Questions/Comments section, specifically the one about sets vs flush draws/top pair top kicker. As I read the situation of the sender, I remembered something. I remembered actually the same situation I had. Well, to be honest, I don’t agree with your advice [...]

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Calling from the Small Blind

Hello, First, I would like to congratulate you for having a great site. It’s been very helpful to many poker players across the globe. Thanks a lot! Well, I actually drop by because I’m now having problems about calling from the small blind. I believe everyone loses money playing from the blinds. But I’m now [...]

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To Steal Blinds in Cash Games

Hello, As of now, I’m planning to switch to casino games. By the way, I’ve been into NL Holdem home game tournaments for some time now. Well, I’m wondering if how important it is to steal blinds in cash games, particularly when you’re in late position during an unopened or unraised pot. Any idea to [...]

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NL Cash Games and Tournament Questions

Thanks for the help last week. I believe your answers are insightful and have been my source of courage and determination. Well, I drop by again because of some more questions about NL cash game and tournament questions. Just few days, ago I noticed some people in no limit cash games love buying in with [...]

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Not Sure About My Decisions

Hi, Assume that in a certain game I called a raise preflop three times the blinds with 4 callers with 26 suited hearts. Then flop is Ah 2s 4h. Somebody has placed a bet on flop, and as a result I re-raised two times his raise and eventually got 2 callers. Then the turn is [...]

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Options for the Small Blind and Big Blind

Hello, There are some things that have been bothering my mind for some time now. Hope you can help me out. Say in a $3/5 limit game, small blind puts in $1 and big blind puts in $3. Then the next to act is the person to the left of the big blind. What do [...]

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Clueless About How Blinds Work

Hi, I don’t know how blinds actually work in a head to head game. Can you explain it to me please? How about the non-dealer, will it be just the small blind? Then the dealer the big blind? Thank you! Ross Ross, Heads up poker is a little different than normal poker games. The button [...]

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Betting Side of the Game

Hi, Your site has been a great help. Thanks! I am a regular visitor of your site actually, but still, I have some questions in mind that up to now were not yet answered. Can you explain to me the betting side of the game? What are the important things I need to know about [...]

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A Number of Questions

Hello, I have some questions in mind. Hope you have extra time to answer them. Thanks in advance. Last night, in our game, we had 2 blinds. Then when we are already down to two players, those two pay the blind and action continues. Is this correct? Is Ace for a high hand or a [...]

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