If your are in late position or on the button (Dealer), there is a chance that you can steal the blinds by raising if no one else has entered the pot before you. If you notice that the players to your left have previously folded their hands to a raise when they were in the blinds, this may work. You may have to test them.

You should wait until you have a semi-strong hand to do this, in case they will staunchly defend their blinds with any hand. Many players feel that if they have money in the pot, they should play the hand no matter if it was raised or not. Some players will try an outright bluff by raising from early position. If you are in an extremely tight game, this may work, but for the most part bluffing with a raise before the flop should be avoided in a low-limit game.

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