Well my blogs from here on in will also include tutorial material as well as this is what many readers have asked for. They dont mind reading my diary but they also want to learn how to get a piece of the action as well.
6 max NL games are all the rage now online and this is where I make a fair chunk of my income from these days but many players get it wrong when playing in the blinds. I see players calling raises too often when out of position and this is something that you really should not be doing in NL.
I dont know if these guys have come straight from limit hold’em or some other form of poker or what but they sure as hell are missing the point in NL play. It is just not profitable to call too much from the blinds and even the big blind.
If you feel that an opponent is raising your blind with a pretty wide range and your PT or PO tracker software supports this view then re-pot them and take the lead. Most of the time if you are not making the same play too often they will simply fold because the re-raise will drive them away.
But there are just too many potential sticky situations in NL play for you to be calling raises out of position. Of course if you have a good player who also has position over you then changing seats or even changing tables is not a bad idea at all.
So in short then, do not liberally call raises from the blinds in NL ring games and be especially careful which players have position over you and don’t be afraid to switch.
Have a good day and see you soon
Carl Sampson is a professional poker player that plays online at 888poker
