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[vaglvr]

I know this sounds like a stupid topic. Obviously if the blinds are huge a call might be devastating to your stack, but early in the game with blinds low I rarely ever see people fold the sb. Is there a logic to calling every sb no matter if 2 or all 9 people are in or are people frequently making mistakes by calling the sb so frequently?

[joeythep]

In the early stages of a tournament, you should see has many cheap flops as possible, especially if you are a decent postflop player. From the small blind, if there are three callers, plus the big blind, you are getting 9-1 to call. There aren't too many hands you should fold in this instance. Keep in mind also, that you will be first to act after the flop. Personally, I'd call in this situation with any two cards, assuming it's early and you still have an average stack. Take your risks early, when mistakes don't hurt as much.

[looshle]

Well say 4 people limp ahead of you. There's 5 1/2 big blinds, or 11 small blinds, in the pot so you have 11:1 pot odds to see a flop. That's a no brainer in the early stages of a NL tournament.

[jonnyhockey]

Ya, I'd say call, however, don't get married to a decent flop for you. If you have J3o, and the flop is Q J 3 rainbow, proceed with caution. You don't want to lose half your stack on the third hand with J 3.

[vaglvr]

jonnyhockey said:

Ya, I'd say call, however, don't get married to a decent flop for you. If you have J3o, and the flop is Q J 3 rainbow, proceed with caution. You don't want to lose half your stack on the third hand with J 3.

I guess thats my point, I think there is an argument to be made where folding may be the best option early on. Just because you may have the best hand, you never know for sure, and it could cost a lot a money to find out... Is there any books or articles discussing this point?

[Erudis]

so long as you're a good post flop player, anytime it comes to you unraised you should at least call, especially in the early stages of the tournament when the price to call compared to your chip stack is tiny. Just don't get yourself trapped playing hands you normally wouldn't. If you find yourself getting trapped a lot or otherwise not playing well after the flop out of the SB, then just start playing your cards as you normally would until you improve.i sort of look at the SB in nl games (i do the same in nl cash games) as a mathematical justification to get my rocks off by seeing a flop with rags

[Graphic_V]

if you can see a flop cheap, do it. Unless your hand is terrible. Alot of people refuse to give up their blinds small or big. That is suicide in the long run. I just take it situation by situation.