SNOWBALL138
04-18-2005, 11:04 AM
I see a lot of posts on this site that describe a 4 player situation, and it is asked if the SB or button (hero) should push or not.
No one ever posts about the times that they complete from the SB, minibet the flop, and take it down. Is there a reason that this play is completely ignored? Obviously, an all-in bet has more FE than a post flop mini-bet, but it has to work much less often to be profitable.
The common refutation to minibetting the flop from the SB is "it looks weak, and encourages villain to push".
I don't see how that refutation is anywhere near universally true at all. Doesn't mixing up you steals work to your advantage by keeping your opponents guessing? Is pushing/folding the only way to play against opponents on the bubble?
No one ever posts about the times that they complete from the SB, minibet the flop, and take it down. Is there a reason that this play is completely ignored? Obviously, an all-in bet has more FE than a post flop mini-bet, but it has to work much less often to be profitable.
The common refutation to minibetting the flop from the SB is "it looks weak, and encourages villain to push".
I don't see how that refutation is anywhere near universally true at all. Doesn't mixing up you steals work to your advantage by keeping your opponents guessing? Is pushing/folding the only way to play against opponents on the bubble?