When to Complete SB w/Garbage

[velvetdog]

With 5 or more limpers and a passive player in the BB I like the odds for playing many junk hands in loose/passive games when the SB is 1/2, and will play practically any hand when it is 2/3. Getting >12:1 on my bet is attractive if I think my postflop play is superior to most or all competitors. Against even a few solid postflop players I stick close to the SSHE hand guidelines.

With weak speculative hands you can score some big pots when you hit the flop big on a relatively safe looking board.

I also really like playing any hand when folded to the SB. There was a great article in last month's 2+2 newsletter about this and it has added greatly to my win rate in short handed games.