Re: Big blind question
Bart,
You wrote: "With a hand like this I prefer exactly two. Example would be a late raiser, the SB and me in BB...."
Even against a late raiser, IMO you need more high card strength or a pair. A raised pot is going to be defended more tenaciously with typical opponents, especially as you move up in limits within the yellow chip world.
"....or limper, me in SB and BB knuckles."
Assuming the BB doesn't raise here the pot odds are the same but the situation is much better. With the right kind of limper and big blind (generally unaggressive and tight), you should be calling with many weaker hands you would toss against three of four opponents. The strength of the call is primarily based on steal equity. Of course the value of this move goes down against regular opponents, who eventually wise up to the fact you often bet ragged boards (eg. K73 rainbow) with little or nothing.
Regards,
Rick
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