5 replies to this topic

[CobaltBlue]

Just wanted to get some opinions on posting the BB. I usually wait for the BB...but sometimes I sit down at a full table and just miss the BB. In the cases where I feel impatient, I usually just post (from CO). Should I be doing this? Or should I try to be more patient and let the 8-9 hands play out?

[Vade]

CO and natural BB are really the only positions you should be posting from, everything else is negative EV.

[wrto4556]

And the CO is just barely +EV. It's best to wait until its your turn to post. The only time I post anywhere else is when the game is just too juicy...I get impatient.

[akishore]

?i post anywhere, except early position. i'll even post MP2 or MP1 if i feel like it. it's pretty negligible, isn't it?aseem

[custom36]

I've been known to post as early as MP1 if the game's really juicy. That's as far as I go though.

[BeanGW]

akishore said:

?i post anywhere, except early position. i'll even post MP2 or MP1 if i feel like it. it's pretty negligible, isn't it?aseem

Nope... think in terms of the fact that your goal is generally to average making 4-5BB per 100 hands, that extra BB you throw out there is an immediate cost that you then have to make up. I see it as an increase to your VP$IP. In addition, it's generally good to watch an orbit if possible before playing your first hand. If you see a dude throwin cash in every hand, or someone who has yet to play a hand, it tells ya little things that can help you when you are forced to be in the BB.That said... I do the same thing. Wish I could do as i preach. Oh well.