SB multiway
 

I believe I'm playing to tight in the SB facing a raise. Suppose an average player raises from MP and a loose player coldcalls in late position. With an average loose BB, how would you play the following hands in the 10/20 blind structure...

1. K8s
2. Q9s
3. J8s
4. T8s
5. 98s
6. ATo
7. KTo
8. QJo

Awesome- thanks guys.

Re: SB mulitway
 

An average player who open-raises from MP is raising with a good hand. If you knew it was a loose-agressive type who might be raising mediocre hands for a chance to steal the blinds you could call more. In general, I fold all of these to a MP raise in front of me, since most of them don't have great high card strength and the SB will have the worst position.

With 3 players in front of me the BB is sure to come along. i'm calling with the hands that do well multiway and don't require good position to play well (broadway suited for flush / nut straight draws or pairs for trips value):

A8s+, KTs+,
QJs, QTs, JTs
22-99
AJo, KQo

Re: SB mulitway
 

That's about what I had been playing, but I'm beginning to think I can loosen up a bit. My VPIP from the SB at 10/20 is 31.3% which seems terribly low being that I'd say I'm on the loose side completing with limpers, so I have to imagine I'm not handling raises well.

Re: SB multiway
 

I fold all of them.

Re: SB multiway
 

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I fold all of them.

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To be honest, I think cold-calling a normal raise (not a steal) in the SB is likely not correct in most situations.

Re: SB multiway
 

I fold all of them, sometimes i play 98s if i think the BB will come along...but, usually, fold.
cheers.

Re: SB multiway
 

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I fold all of them.

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To be honest, I think cold-calling a normal raise (not a steal) in the SB is likely not correct in most situations.

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5-handed it is with a fairly wide range of non-dominated suited hands -- 98s, T9s, T8s maybe, JTs, are all calls in that context for me.

Rob

Re: SB multiway
 

Guess I was searching down the wrong alley- thanks guys.