Theory: Raising from the SB in 6max

[soah]

Fold.

[dtbog]

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Open folding the small blind is an underrated option, IMO.

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I use this fairly often as well.

[Mercman572]

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Fold.

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o crap i meant when the pot hasn't been open. would you open fold Arag or k rag?

[soah]

On the button, most of the time, yes. In the sb, most of the time, no. Stealing from one opponent is significantly easier than stealing from two.

[BobboFitos]

It's a math problem.

If you raise pot, you're laying 2.5 to win 1.5. If BB folds >63% of the time, you should be doing this with any2.

Alot of BBs will. I still dont steal with any2, but from a mathematical pespective, you should.

I steal with... (against typical opponent, against a blind defending nazi or psycho reraiser aggressor, I wont) PPs, AXs, KXs, Any 2 broadways, SC, SC1gap, SC2gap, PaintXs, and offsuitC.

Just fold the real trash; (things that shouldnt ever be played) Paint Xoff, rag/rag, and 3gapper+.

I do the limp/bet the flop most of the time. I play full ring though, so this situation comes up a lot less. I do think it's good to try raising here 3xbb once and seeing if it works. If the BB comes over the top or plays the flop aggressively, I stop raising him without a hand. If it does work, I'll try it again later, but I don't do it every time because I figure he'll pick up on it.

On another note, when everyone folds and the SB limps into MY BB, I almost always raise.

[jjacky]

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On the button, most of the time, yes. In the sb, most of the time, no. Stealing from one opponent is significantly easier than stealing from two.

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just to make sure that i get it right: you propose one should usualy fold Axo on the button in an unopened pot?

this advice appears to be VERY tight.

[Mercman572]

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It's a math problem.

If you raise pot, you're laying 2.5 to win 1.5. If BB folds >63% of the time, you should be doing this with any2.

Alot of BBs will. I still dont steal with any2, but from a mathematical pespective, you should.

I steal with... (against typical opponent, against a blind defending nazi or psycho reraiser aggressor, I wont) PPs, AXs, KXs, Any 2 broadways, SC, SC1gap, SC2gap, PaintXs, and offsuitC.

Just fold the real trash; (things that shouldnt ever be played) Paint Xoff, rag/rag, and 3gapper+.

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Just realized its not that easy of a math problem. You're not accounting for times you develop best hand or villain folds to c-bet steal so you need to be successful much less often even disregarding all metagame purposes.