[Styles]

I admit I seem to have real problems in iffy-spots on the button.

HPFAP p.32 says basically: If you are first in on the button any hand you would play is usually worth a raise. These would be any hand in Groups 1-7, maybe 8. But it also says IF you think you have a decent chance to steal the blinds.

I play that funky blind structure at 1/2 True and there is no decent chance the blinds will fold, so I'm not raising a Group 7 or 8 hand. In fact, in this spot, I usually fold 7-8.

I do play 7-8 according to p.38

"if you are on the button, alot of players are already in, and the pot is not raised, you acn call with many additional hands. This includes Group 8, and even hands as weak as Qxs"

I consider alot 6 limpers.

OTOH, I would raise Axo first-in which is Group 8 or worse, even. That's probably not good, but, it seems to work in that spot. Maybe this is just a quirk of the tables I play, but, the LooseGames section doesn't seem to advise this adjustment exactly [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]