An aggressive, pro-like player in the cutoff or button raises one or more limpers.An extremely loose player who just likes to raise a ton of hands open-raises.These raises typically come in one of three flavors. This is a raise made with at least 25 percent of all hands. In fact, when confronted with a loose or steal raise in the blinds, I probably 3-bet at least 20 percent of the time.įirst, let me clarify what I mean by a loose or steal raise. I make this play far more frequently than most live $2-$5 and $5-$10 players do. I believe that 3-betting preflop from the blinds is a critical tactic to defeat loose raisers and blind steal attempts.
