Thoughts on chopping blinds

[MCS]

I think your decision re: chopping with your right-hand opponent should be independent of your left-hand opponent.

You're not chopping with the left-hand opponent either way, so all that matters is whether you're willing to chop when in the BB. It sounds like you are.

Also, because of rake, it is possible for both players to have negative expectation when in the blinds. So you may be wrong to play in EITHER spot. This is part of why I always chop.

I think it's weird that chopping is allowed in the first place, but that's a story for another day.

[Dazarath]

Thank you for your thoughts. You made some good points.

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I think your decision re: chopping with your right-hand opponent should be independent of your left-hand opponent.

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This is how I've been playing it, but I'm not sure if it's the correct move.

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Also, because of rake, it is possible for both players to have negative expectation when in the blinds. So you may be wrong to play in EITHER spot. This is part of why I always chop.

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I forgot about this reason. Especially with the high rake live, this is very possible. It's probably more true in small stakes, where the rake can be 1 BB, than in mid stakes where the rake might be 0.10 BB. But even 0.10 BB is high in a heads up situation where your edge over the opponent is very small.