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Steal - To win the pot or the blinds by bluffing.
Sometimes, a player will bet, not based upon the content of their hand, but because they believe that the other players
in the hand can not call. This is called “stealing.” A player may attempt to steal a pot by betting into or raising
another player who they believe is weak. If they are correct in their read, the other player will
muck before the
showdown, and the player who is stealing
will win the pot without ever having to show.
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In addition to stealing pots, players may also attempt to steal the
blinds. This is often done by players in
middle to late position when there has not been any action preflop. The blind stealer hopes that one of two outcomes will occur.
The first hope is that the blinds will not defend against a raise, so the blind stealer will win an uncontested pot. If
instead the blinds defend, the blind stealer hopes that they will be able to outflop or outplay the blind defenders and
manufacture a winning hand.
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