Steal like a boss
The next video of our new beginner strategy has arrived and this time we'll discuss how to play strong steal hands.
At the end of last year, KTU introduced our innovative new beginner strategy. It consists of individual videos, each focusing on single hole card combinations.
In contrast to previous strategies, you won't just get general rules to follow. Instead you will receive specific strategic tips as well as an explanation as to why this advice is important.
After discussing any ace and pocket pair as well as the strongest suited hands and big broadways, we will now take a closer look at several strong steal hands like King-Ten offsuit or Nine-Seven suited.
How to play strong steal hands?
Regularly attempting to steal blinds is a big part of any poker game. There are a couple of hands that are well-suited for this purpose, especially since they can also be played profitably postflop in case the steal doesn't work out.
We'll show you how and when to attack the blinds with these hands, clarifying the necessary parameters in order to assess the expected value of a steal. Additionally, you will learn how to continue playing strong steal hands postflop, enabling you to decide when to bluff and when to give up right away.
How to play strong steal hands
With our new beginner strategy, you will learn how to play individual hands step-by-step, always topped off with the theory on which the strategy is built. This enables you to deviate from an overly static approach at the table whenever you feel it's necessary.
Our overview matrix provides videos to all the hands that we've explained so far. Just click on a hand you want to learn more about to get to the video:
| AA | AKs | AQs | AJs | ATs | A9s | A8s | A7s | A6s | A5s | A4s | A3s | A2s |
| AKo | KK | KQs | KJs | KTs | K9s | K8s | K7s | K6s | K5s | K4s | K3s | K2s |
| AQo | KQo | QJs | QTs | Q9s | Q8s | Q7s | Q6s | Q5s | Q4s | Q3s | Q2s | |
| AJo | KJo | QJo | JJ | JTs | J9s | J8s | J7s | J6s | J5s | J4s | J3s | J2s |
| ATo | KTo | QTo | JTo | TT | T9s | T8s | T7s | T6s | T5s | T4s | T3s | T2s |
| A9o | K9o | Q9o | J9o | T9o | 99 | 98s | 97s | 96s | 95s | 94s | 93s | 92s |
| A8o | K8o | Q8o | J8o | T8o | 98o | 88 | 87s | 86s | 85s | 84s | 83s | 82s |
| A7o | K7o | Q7o | J7o | T7o | 97o | 87o | 77 | 76s | 75s | 74s | 73s | 72s |
| A6o | K6o | Q6o | J6o | T6o | 96o | 86o | 76o | 66 | 65s | 64s | 63s | 62s |
| A5o | K5o | Q5o | J5o | T5o | 95o | 85o | 75o | 65o | 55 | 54s | 53s | 52s |
| A4o | K4o | Q4o | J4o | T4o | 94o | 84o | 74o | 64o | 54o | 44 | 43s | 42s |
| A3o | K3o | Q3o | J3o | T3o | 93o | 83o | 73o | 63o | 53o | 43o | 33 | 32s |
| A2o | K2o | Q2o | J2o | T2o | 92o | 82o | 72o | 62o | 52o | 42o | 32o | 22 |
Questions?
If you have any questions or if you are unsure about the way you've played a hand, you can always start a discussion in our beginner's course forum:
