In this strategy series, CoinPoker\u2019s Chief Community Manager and pro poker player Isabelle \u201cNo Mercy\u201d Mercier walks you through the basics of the game. Each No Mercy Monday comes with expert advice on how to play, \u00a0and it all starts with starting hands.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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Last week we introduced the topic of position and how to take advantage of it.<\/a> We will now look at a very special spot: playing from the blinds. In the coming weeks, we will dive in a little deeper with tips on stealing blinds and defending your own.<\/p>\n
Sitting in the blinds is a very special position in poker. Depending on your perspective there are a few ways to look at it:<\/p>\n
Overall, you should see your blinds as a mandatory fee to play one full round of table.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Overall, you should see your blinds as a mandatory fee to play one full round of table. Indeed, for that specific amount, paid once from the small blind and once from the big blind, you will have the opportunity to play from each position at the table until the button finishes a complete round.<\/p>\n
For example:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If the blinds are 100\/200<\/strong>, you should see it as being a total cost for the round, and not as a mandatory 100 CHP to maybe see the hand from the small blind and a mandatory 200 CHP to maybe see it from the big blind.<\/p>\n
To put it simply, it will cost you 300 CHP<\/strong> to get to see hands from every position around the table. It\u2019s a fee per round, and so you do not have to systematically play hands from the blinds only because it seems \u201ccheaper\u201d than from other positions.<\/p>\n
Don’t forget to join me twice a week in the Hubble Bubble tournaments to practice your skills and try to win my 2000 CHP bounty!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
– Isabelle \u201cNo Mercy\u201d Mercier<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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