Re: MLHE advise for 20/40 - crap?
Anything could be right here depending on a more detailed read of both opponents:
Not all good players play a zillion hands from Button+2 and if you happen to be up against a pretty tight range it's not wrong to save your money and fold, especially if BB also plays well.
Calling should be profitable most of the time as a fit-or-fold effort. This is a strategy that you want to try cheaply and if you do manage to pair your hand then BB's money is looking pretty dead so there is no urgency in forcing him out preflop. Plus BB may not overcall preflop anyway, especially if he respects that your coldcall means that there are now two pretty good hands in the pot.
Raising is technically an incorrect answer to the question because while it is often the best play I wouldn't then agree that Villain is a good player. But if you match up well versus his range and he doesn't play really well postflop then isolating him could be the way to go. Just remember that sometimes when raising is profitable, calling is even more profitable.
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