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Advanced poker - Attack those blinds

No matter which type of holdem game your are playing (limit, pot limit or no limit, even full ring or shorthanded), when everyone folded to you on the dealer button, you need to attack the blinds very often.  This is because not only you will get them often, but even if you don't, your opponent will be playing his hand from out of position.

Don't forget the continuation bet

When attacking the blinds and getting called, you will have to make a continuation bet on the flop most of the time.  You need to do this in order to keep your opponents confused and make some money by stealing pots.

Play anything, not everything

What's the difference?  Playing anything means you could attack with any hands, but playing everything means you attack every time.  Yes, you have to sometime attack with weak hands, even 72o, but fold them sometimes too.  If the blinds folds very often, attack more often even with crap.  If the players on the blinds defend their blinds, then fold more weak hands.

It helps getting paid when the time is right

By playing many hands on the dealer button when everyone folded, many players will lose respect toward you.  When they see that you raise preflop with 63s, they just want to take your money.  These players don't notice that you are actually adjusting to position, so they just stop beleiving your bets.  This way, when you flop a monster hand against this opponents, you can get paid much more easily.