Online Poker Forum - Blinds Preflop

Moshiach · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:59 pm Post subject: Blinds Preflop

I know this is vague, but can someone give me some numbers I should be aiming for with blinds play, i.e. VPIP, PFR

Currently I'm on SB - VPIP: 14.5 PFR: 7, BB - VPIP: 8.5 PFR: 3 ...which I think is pretty ugly, I'm limping way too much in the SB with marginal hands like QT, 98s, etc. but I hate raising these OOP, especially if there's some limpers, should I be just dumping more often, or tightening/raising more?

Riddim · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:32 am Post subject:

I can get how you think it belongs in this forum, but it's very much game specific so I'm moving it to NL/PL since I'm like 99% sure that's what you're talking about. If you're not, let me know and I'll move it to wherever it belongs.

As for your blind play, I'm way looser when it comes to both VPIP and PFR. Unfortunately though my sample of somewhat recent/accurate hands is pretty small and I seem to have run so bad that it's hard to really know how profitable/unprofitable I am in the blinds over those hands. QTo and 98s seem like super standard hands to complete if there's one or more limper in the pot already though. Overall I think it's unlikely that you're too tight, but that my numbers of close to double yours are very likely to be too loose.

Moshiach · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:41 am Post subject:

I'll list a few I-have-no-idea situations.

1. 2 limpers, in the SB what do you do with the following hands 44, 99, A5s, 67s, QTo
2. Button raise, in the BB with KJo, 98s, ATo
3. Folded around, A6o, T9o, 22 in the SB
4. 4 limpers, AQo, AJo, KQo in the SB

I know these are very "it depends" situations of course, but just figure it's readless I guess, I'll post more if I run into them.

Riddim · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:52 am Post subject:

1. Raise 99, complete the rest.
2. Depends a lot on villain but I think I call all 3 a bit too often or at least don't do enough stuff postflop to actually justify calling as often as I do. I'm pretty sure all 3 can be profitable calls against pretty much anyone as long as you play well enough, but against a lot of people folding will be totally fine. You can also 3bet them depending on villain and the dynamics at the time.
3. Usually raise all 3 but sometimes fold the T9 and/or the A6.
4. Raise all 3. The limpers, or at least some of them, are likely to be fish who are limp/calling a ton of hands that you dominate.

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