There have been several times in my life when I have come to know that others are and/or do things differently than I.
For instance, one time my mom was telling me about a dream she had. She said, with a kind of awe, "It was even in color." I said, "In color? Aren’t all of your dreams in color?"
She said, no, she almost always dreams in black and white. Wow! That was amazing to me. I couldn’t, and never had, imagined anyone dreaming in black and white, because all of my dreams were always in color.
Here’s another example. One time my daughter said she was really hungry and rubbed her abdomen and said she was really feeling it. I asked her, "You mean you are feeling hungry there?" She said yes, she was. Again, I had never imagined anyone feeling the sensation of hunger down in their abdomen. I always feel hunger in my throat.

It was instances like these which really helped me to understand that people are not necessarily thinking, feeling, thinking the same way I do.
And, beginning my journey into poker, I was aware of this, that not everyone would play the same as I. However, it quickly became clear how very differently than I they played.
In my poker innocence, I thought people only bet when they had big pairs! I since have discovered otherwise!
Well, anyway, again, what I do with my blinds depends on the situation and the players. If I have a loose and annoying bluffer, if I have a decent hand, I will raise the heck out of him! I find that doing that kind of calms them down, you know, when they see their chips sliding my way. It makes the table a better place for everyone!
Anyway, that is me with my little newbie 4-month experience in the Texas Hold ‘Em world.

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