Re: Small blind play in tournament when everyboy else has folded
If you are uncomfortable playing the SB, don't.
As PokerNeal said in a great post describing the tactics that brought him a huge win:
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[I] almost always folded hands in SB because I have gone in with the minimum bet, partialy flopped, found it hard to get away from the flop, and lost a bundle.
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If PokerNeal does it, it can't be all wrong.
That said, 90% is a lot. (How often have you been sitting in the BB with your 82o and 11BB when it's folded to you? You want to give the guy in the SB a great big hug, 'cause if he even looked at his chips you were folding.)
Also, make sure you take comprehensive notes on the two players to your immediate left. Do they fold to your button or CO steals? To min-raises from the CO? That should give you some idea of how aggressively the BB will defend his blind, and how often you can go after it.
In any case, I would say keep playing tournaments as you have been until you are comfortable with SB play, then start getting more aggressive. (Also, if this is your biggest leak, you are one of the better players here.)
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