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[QUOTE="John A, post: 2352415, member: 88730"]
On to point [B]#5 - Not mixing in different lines from the blinds against steal attempts. [/B]

You'll have to defend your blinds a little more now a days, and to do so effectively you need to be mixing it up against the regulars in your games. So if you do cold call with a medium strength hand, you'll need to:

1) [I]Donking into regs that aren't super aggressive when you miss[/I]. This is always a good way to see which regulars in your games will give up the easiest. The most aggressive and experienced players will be raising and floating. But you'd be surprised at how many people will just let their hands go if you're picking the right boards. Doing this with hands when you have 1 or 2 over cards, and some backdoor draws is most ideal.

2)[I] Stop and Go[/I]. Doing this on some dry boards, or single broadway boards when you have an over card. This can be an extremely effective line, and even some of the more aggressive regulars will back off if they don't have a hand/big draw.

3) [I]Checkraising[/I]. Generally more expensive to do than the other 2 lines, and can look more bluffy in a blind steal spot. Generally do this for value, or when you have a big draw, 2 overcards, etc..

All of these and c/c, c/c need to be in your arsenal when it makes sense. If you're losing over 30bb/100 in the BB and over 20bb/100 in the SB, then you should focus on trying some new lines and mixing up your defense. You can do it. :)
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