what s the worst hand you stay with on the small blind?

volhound · May 31, 2005

I catch myself playing some crap. Do you stay on low pocket pairs? J8, or Q2?

antipublic · May 31, 2005

Depends on how many are at the table with you, and what the cost is....

QuickLearner · May 31, 2005

My win/loss stats in the SB are worse than any other position, including UTG. So my theory for playing a hand in the SB is that I dump the hand unless it's worth playing for a full bet from early position. A lot of people get fooled into thinking, "I've already paid half price for it, so I only have to pay half price to play." True, but bad.

Your specific hands: low pp--if there are already 3 or more limpers; the others--never.

Matt24 · May 31, 2005

if there are a couple limpers, you must complete in the sb with a low pp. if folded to me in the sb and i have a low pp, I'm raising.

All of this is also majorly dependent on structure. Is it 15-30 where blinds are 10-15
5-10 where it is 2-5

or 3-6 where it is 1-3

You have 3 different math situations there.

volhound · Jun 1, 2005

say nobody raises and the the blinds are small, half have called and half have folded. What do you do with that J6 or pocket deuces

Anonymous1 · Jun 1, 2005

j6 does not even get my attention...dueces at 3-6 okay...not 5-10...unless things are going well for me...then i'll go with the 1/2 bet add-on...if the bb has not been a raiser during play...

Matt24 · Jun 1, 2005

I woulndt play J6 but I would play 22 in any blind situation with that many limpers. Even if the bb raises and you have to call another bet with 22, you arent in a bad situation at all, you have good odds to hit your set.