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  ...  Click to read more

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KK in a NL Poker Online

Hello, For 6 months now, I’ve been playing No Limit Texas Hold’em. Well, right now, I don’t yet consider myself as a pro but perhaps just a reasonable one. I used to gather information on strategies, tactics, etc. but I don’t know what went wrong. Every time I try to use  ...  Click to read more

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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  ...  Click to read more

Tags: "under the gun", $3/5 limit game, bet, big blind, blinds, call, check, forced bets, limit game, raise, small blind

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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  ...  Click to read more

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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  ...  Click to read more

Tags: "under the gun", betting side, big blind, blinds, call, check, fold, forced bets, No Limit Holdem, raise, small blind, standard raise

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In Heads Up Play

Hello there! I’m wondering, in heads up play, does the big blind shift to the person without the button? In online events, I noticed that when it comes down to heads up, the dealer suddenly doesn’t post the big blind, but just the little or small blind instead. I’m troubled and clueless. Theodore Theodore, In  ...  Click to read more

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Hello, For an instance you are playing a 10/20 game. How much do you think a person in the small should pay? 5? Is it half of the smaller number or what? How about the big blind, should he pay 10? Just equal to whatever the small or first number is? Then  ...  Click to read more

Tags: "under the gun", 10/20 game, 2nd number, betting level, betting limits, big blind, Limit Holdem, small blind

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Sufficient Chips for the Blinds

Hey there! In a no limit event, can you play the next hand in case you don’t have sufficient chips for either the big or small blind? I’m confused. Any advice? Please help me. Thank you. Marshall Marshall, If you do not have sufficient chips for the big blind, you can still play. You will  ...  Click to read more

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