Kassam Passively Wins Blind vs. Blind
A good strategy sometimes in poker is to play in the opposite manner than your opponents. Many players are playing aggressively in hopes of building a big stack, however, some are playing a more passive game.
In a recent hand with blinds at 500/1,000 and an ante of 100, the action folded to Rehman Kassam in the small blind who limped to 1,000. His opponent in the big blind raised to 3,500 and Kassam called.
Kassam checked on a 
flop before calling a bet of 2,000 from his opponent. He then check-called a bet of 7,000 after the 
appeared on the turn.
As was the pattern in the hand, Kassam checked on last time when the 
on the river. However, this time his opponent laid off the gas and checked behind.
Kassam quietly began to pile up his chips after he turned over 
for top pair and his opponent tossing his hand into the muck. Kassam, who was below a starting stack to start the hand, now is a little bit over with 110,000 in chips.
On the same table, partypoker Ambassador Natalia Breviglieri has a stack of around 120,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000 | |
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110,000 | |