[I am fish]

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precisely....I just don't see what using 1BB as a cut-off accomplishes.


I agree that fairly loose defending (particularly against late-position steal raisers as well as in multi-way pots for just one more bet) is +EV. But this really isn't news, is it?

I guess I'll actually have to read the article in order to actually address its point/s.

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Just to clarify, he says less than a big blind, not a big bet. The point that Matt is making is that he has a better expectation defending against a steal raise rather than folding.

In the article he talks about defending with about any two cards (like 74o) especially against a steal raise from the button by a typical player and where the small blind has folded.

I think most players don't defend that loose, and the article is simply emphasizing that you are losing some EV by not defending loosely and that many players would gain if they just loosened up.