Whats the risk of the cutoff seat steal?
Instead of only needing to force two hands to fold from the button — the small and big blind — you are now facing a third opponent. If the player on the button calls, you’re now out of position and need to hope that you hit the flop or make a solid bluff if you want to win the pot. No matter where you steal the blinds from, there are a couple key things to remember: 1. Your position: If you are in early position, you’ll need to go through nine other players (at a full table) in order to steal the blinds. You want to blind steal only from favorable positions — the middle to late positions. 2. Your hand: If you attempt a blind steal and get called, you better at least give yourself a chance once the flop is dealt by holding a playable hand. I’m not talking about blind stealing only with A-K. I’m talking about a small suited connector or a one-gap hand such as 6-8. With drawing hands like suited connectors, you can hit a flop, even if you were never intending to play the hand. 3. Know
