Sitting out ,do you try to steal chips ?

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Absolutely

Erik moraes said:
When you see a player sitting out in the big blind do you try to steal his chips by bluffing?

There are no friends at the poker table. My job is to collect as many chips as I can!! With that in mind, of course I am going to steal the blind(s) whenever I can. It is the person I am playing againsts job to do the same while protecting the chips they already have. If a person chooses to sit out during a tournament they should expect EVERYONE to try to steal as many chips from that person that they can. That is why each of us play poker basically(the collection of chips). Not my fault the person loses connection or is just sitting out for some unknown reason(s). I’m there to win! Period!! You want to sit out at a table I’m at? Your choice!! But I will steal/take every single chip I can while you sit out!

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In the early stages of the tournament it is not profitable to steal the blinds as the blinds are too small. I only consider that in the middle of the tournament. The blinds are bigger and it's worth more. Still, I don't want to be hopelessly lost if the blind steal doesn't work. I want to have reasonably competitive hands. Face cards, suited connectors or small pocket pairs should be at least. It also depends on the opponents in the tournament. If there are many fish who often defend their big blinds, I won't try to steal the blinds that often. If I am at a very tight table I will try to steal blindls more often because it will work a lot more often.
 
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Most likely, if there are already a sufficient number of people in the bank besides me, then I will not bluff, and, perhaps, I will enter the hand with a worse hand than I could, because there is extra money in it.
 
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It's up to my position and opening before me.
UTG/MP mostly no. CO sometimes if rest of the players are tight. BU almost always. SB no need to place the answear. I also like when there are several sitting out after me and love when all the table is out :aetsch:.
 
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Erik moraes said:
When you see a player sitting out in the big blind do you try to steal his chips by bluffing?
The other day in some freeroll i had the whole table sitting out, and just proceed to collect their blinds for like 10 minutes :eek::D;)
 
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Erik moraes said:
When you see a player sitting out in the big blind do you try to steal his chips by bluffing?


Of course, this is the most excellent situation - when you can build up your chips.
 
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For my I mostly try to sit out.
 
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It's common to have table-full sitting outs in freerolls, so it's a feeding frenzy, absolutely steal all the blinds.
 
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I do it every time and i don't think there is something wrong about that.
 
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Well, what else can someone else do besides taking the chips from him, since he is unfortunately on sit out. So you have a good feeling at first not after the time you get used to it
 
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  • #187
Of course you try to steal chips, the whole point of the game is to get more chips than everyone else so get them by any means possible :D
 
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Yes, if there is such a possibility, because there is a method of stealing the blinds. But something quite different is interesting, Vanessa Cade on the anniversary handy million in handzap, when Dan Belzerian was in read, she did not take advantage of this situation, but simply waited for him to restore the connection. And then she simply outplayed him, thereby wiping Belzerian's nose.
 
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  • #189
Of course,it’s free chips after all.
 
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Everyone does, it is all part of the game, and when you are on the button you should be raising with practically any 2 cards to try and steal the blinds, the mistake most players make is when one of the blind's call or re-raise you and you feel stupid, so you are forced to call them and then try to steal after the flop.
Here in the U.K. we call it getting caught with your fingers in the cookie jar.

When the fun Stops, STOP!
 
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Erik moraes said:
When you see a player sitting out in the big blind do you try to steal his chips by bluffing?


If I see a player sitting out, I try to steal both his small and big blinds. It is often easier to steal the SB because not as many people will fight over it so you really only have the BB to get through. So, when a player is sitting out, you have the opportunity to steal his BB and SB plus the BB of the person behind him (or her)
 
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And why not increase your bankroll? You should always think of yourself, not the guy out of the game.
 
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Everyone likes to steal blinds especially from who sits out.:D That's part of poker game. It's quite often happens in spin and go, when you left heads up and your opponent lost the connection. But I was in other side too, chip leading in spin and go, lost connection, reconnected and game was already over.
 
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  • #194
Of course get chips any way you can.
 
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I do not try to steal chips i succeed.
 
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Duh of course thats called winning lol
 
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Ofc , who doesnt ? we are here to win , this is fierce
 
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if you are trying to deceive your opponent by saying that a good hand does not actually exist, yes I do!
 
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Absolutely -- 'you need to be present to win' . . .
 
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It slightly depends on the situation. If a player doesn't turn up for the start of a tournament, then I'm going to steal his blinds as much as I can. I've played in some tourneys where I'm literally the only active player at the table and I will take full advantage of that.

On the flip side I have been at a final table when someone has internet connection issues and there was an argument in chat. Some said we should all tank to give him time to get back, while others wanted to take advantage of the free money. Personally, I wanted to tank, because I would like to think other players would do that for me in that situation. Apparently not everyone would...
 
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