Advanced Squeezing Opportunities from the Small Blind David Parker URL has been copied successfully! Small blind squeezes work best when opener and callers create dead money but lack enough strong hands to punish pressure Squeezing from the small blind is one of the harder preflop moves in poker because the position is poor, the big blind is still live and postflop mistakes get expensive. A squeeze happens after an open and at least one call, with the small blind reraising instead of completing or folding. The goal is not just to steal; it’s to attack capped calling ranges, isolate weaker players and build a pot with hands that benefit from fold equity. The best squeeze spots usually start with a late-position open and one or more flat callers. That structure matters. A button opener has a wider range than an under-the-gun opener, and callers often cap themselves by not three-betting premium hands. Hands like suited Broadway cards, suited aces, medium pairs and strong offsuit Broadways can perform well when chosen carefully. Random junk does not become profitable just because the pot looks tempting. Sizing needs discipline. Out of position, a small blind squeeze should be large enough to deny easy calls. A common cash-game size is roughly four to five times the open, with extra chips added for each caller. In tournaments, stack depth changes everything. With 25 to 40 big blinds, squeezing can quickly commit you, so suited blocker hands and pairs need to be weighed against shove pressure behind. The big blind is the hidden problem. If that player is aggressive, short-stacked or likely to cold four-bet, your squeeze range must tighten. Against passive big blinds and loose callers, it can widen. The mistake is treating every multiway pot as free money. Good squeezes come from pressure plus range logic. Bad squeezes come from impatience.