Texas Hold Em Blind Defender Strategy

One of the most important parts of strategizing in Texas Hold Em is knowing your opponents playing styles. This means more than simply stereotyping, as you’ll need to focus on the nuances of each move they make. Some players like to defend their blind regardless of their hand.

These kinds of players will generally refuse to fold regardless of the circumstances, and if you raise the pot while they are on their big blind they will most likely call you just to make the bluff even stronger. In fact, the blind defender may just decide to come over the top just to spite you.

Blind defenders are on the risky/stubborn side of the spectrum because they will go all out to make sure they get their blind, even if it means putting all of their chips at risk by bluffing. Their logic is that if they try with every hand, then there will be no way to distinguish when they are bluffing and when they are not. One of the best ways to break a blind defender is to steal his blind.

To steal a blind all you have to do is wait until you are in the late position and if no one in front of you has raised then you can raise and their is an excellent that the blind defender will not raise you back and instead he’ll fold. At which time you’re in the perfect position to make the other players fold as well, thus giving you a prime opportunity to steal the blind and walk away from the table as a winner!