subject: The Size Of The Blind [print this page] The size of the blind always plays an important role in choosing whether to call from the small blind or just giving up. When you are playing a fixed limit poker, the small blind is half the size of the big blind. However, in games where youre playing up with fifteen to thirty or three to six dollars, the small blind will be one-third or two-thirds of the big blind. Lets take a look at what the actual blind would be in one of these games. In a $15-$30 game, the small blind would be about ten dollars, and in a $3-$6, it would be around one dollar. There is no specific regulation stating the amounts, but it rather depends on whether or not to complete your bet if no one has raised.
If there is only one person willing to call, you can pretty much just raise with any pair of sevens or higher and any twin cards if they are ten or greater. The reason you raise is so that you can get rid of the big blind, so that you can get a hold of the pot in your direction. At this point, there is a person with a not so good hand, and it is quite weak in value. Although, if the opponent were to raise or just call, this would make you lose the flop, and you will have to fold. This is a better option since you do not want to take up a major cash loss. If there are two or three players in the pot, it in your best choice to raise with either one of the following sets; A-A, K-K, Q-Q, A-K and A-Q. When you do this, you mainly have a great hand, but you are doing it to raise the size of the pot. Just like everything else in this game, there is a risk in every move. In this move, there is a slight risk in raising with either AK / AQ. You would be betting without knowing anything about the flop and how this would affect your opponents. Will it help them out or will it screw them over? It all really depends on position and situation.
When you see that the cost to complete the small blind is only 1/3 of the bet, you should complete the blind. In some regular games, the small blind is half of a bet, and this way you can pretty much complete the bet holding any pair, with the fair requirements. When playing a three-six dollar game, the cost is usually two-thirds of the bet, and you should think about completing the small blind only when you have hold of a hand which you would play when you are in any position. Just remember, in a tough situation where you have the option to fold, you should do it, this way you do not lose a ton of money.
