Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

Do you defend well vs Small Blind steals?

Learn to identify and fix common leaks when you are the Big Blind facing a raise from the Small Blind.

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Video type

Theory

Coach:

BogdanPS

Status:

Silver

Duration:

36 minutes

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Our theory expert BogdanPS with the third 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 the very common situation of defending your Big Blind against a Small Blind steal. This is a particularly interesting scenario, because unlike defending against everyone else, we have position. 

Our coach shows how to use Hold'em Manager 2 to navigate through thousands of these hands to find the ones where we have leaks. 

If you missed it, check out the previous part of the series where our coach looks at Big Blind defence against button raises. 

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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.