Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

How often are you defending your big blind?

Using this common poker scenario, we show you how to identify and fix your most costly poker leaks.

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Video type

Theory

Coach:

BogdanPS

Status:

Silver

Duration:

38 minutes

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Our theory expert BogdanPS with the second part of his new leak fixing series.

In each video he reviews the database of one of his students and identifies a common leak, which he then makes suggestions on how to fix.

In this video he looks at when and how to defend your Big Blind against an open from the Button. This is one of the most common and trickiest spots in poker, as you are always out of position, but if you always fold you are giving up a lot of equity.

Our coach not only demonstrates how to fix this leak, but also how to review your database to identify these leaks in the first place.

If you missed it, check out the first part of the series where our coach introduces the format.

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.