Blind vs Blind Strategy: How to Defend vs a small C-Bet | apestyles at @PokerStars Bootcamp 2026
Jon 'apestyles' Van Fleet breaks down blind vs blind single raised pots at 40bb, the most common stack depth in MTTs.The small blind has more equity on every flop, so it can bet more than half the time out of position. Jon shows which boards get range bet, and the simple rules he uses to decide what to call, raise or fold. Then he drills it live in GTO Wizard with the class.
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IN THIS CLASS
- Why the small blind has a range and equity advantage on every flop
- Dry disconnected boards: range bet 25% pot
- Minimum defense frequency vs a 25% pot bet
- Defense rules for dry, paired, two-tone and monotone boards
- Live GTO Wizard drill with the class
- What winning players do differently
- Turn rules of thumb for the small blind
CHAPTERS
00:00 Blind vs blind: small blind raises, big blind calls
01:21 Strategic overview: the small blind's edge
03:14 The ranges: small blind raise vs big blind call
05:37 Quiz: which flops get range bet?
08:13 Big blind defense: 84% vs a 25% bet
10:07 Defense rules by board type
11:48 Which boards bet 100% pot
14:00 Live drill: call, raise or fold
23:22 Winning players bet 65% when checked to
24:36 Turn play: splitting flush draws
29:15 Small bets in position on the river
30:37 Population exploits
31:33 Turn rules of thumb for the small blind
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