Calling a raise when on BB

Just out of curiosity, if you were dealt a 5 7os on the big blind and there was a minimum raise, would you call?
Also presuppose that you had equal or near equal amounts of chips at table.

It depends how much I have for chips and what the blinds are.

t1riel said:

It depends how much I have for chips and what the blinds are.

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I agree with T1. If the blinds are 15/30 ill almsot always call a min. raise. If the blinds are big it depends on the level of the blinds and my chip stack.

Gotta vote for the option with my name in it

It completely depends on mine and my opponent's table image, what stage of the tourney it is, stack sizes etc etc. It could be an easy fold for me in the early stages of a SnG to advertise my TAG image, or it could also be a reraise vs a blind stealer - it all depends.

Blinds and stacks are in proportion. So what you are saying, if all being equal, that when the blinds are small you would do it but if blinds are large you wouldn't?

how many other callers are in the pot....if im getting better than 4 to 1...i would make the call

bubbasbestbabe said:

Blinds and stacks are in proportion. So what you are saying, if all being equal, that when the blinds are small you would do it but if blinds are large you wouldn't?

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Well, it also depends how many players called the minimum raise. If it's more than two callers, I got pot odds to call no matter what my hole cards are.

Yes, this is one of those, "it depends" questions. Who raised?, any reads on the raiser? Do you have any notes on what mini-raises means from this player, What is their M? What is your M? What are the size of the blinds? How many other callers? Have you seen this player make min raise and then fold to a reraise before? What is your table image? Do you think you can take the pot from him later if you miss the flop? Do you think you will be able to make any money if you hit this flop big?

I think there is too Much "it depends" here for any one answer to be right.

If half or more of the players are in the hand then I would call min raise.

There are no it depends on this question. The table is evenly balanced chip wise. You just moved to this table. It's to you, you're last, would you call a minimum raise?

If my M was at least 10 and 4 other callers, I'm in; otherwise out.

What are my pot odds?

what colour is the carpet?

bubbasbestbabe said:

There are no it depends on this question. The table is evenly balanced chip wise. You just moved to this table. It's to you, you're last, would you call a minimum raise?

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I'm in the BB and UTG min raised? So I am truly last to act? Sure, I'll call a minraise.

If it's a small percentage of my stack, say early in a tourney, and there are at least 3 or 4 other players and I cap the betting, then I would call and hope to flop a monster. I love to make people pay for making mini-raises and this is also a good opportunity to show people they can't steal you blind cheaply.

If there is only the mini-raiser in the pot and everyone else folded and it's only villan and you left you could consider a reraise here to try to take the pot down right there. You're cards don't really matter here. With that stupid mini-raise he either has a medicore hand like 10-jack off which should fold to a reraise or he is very strong with AA or KK. At least you will know what you are up against if you reraise.

Nope, wouldnt do it even if I knew the flop would end up being 2-5-7

JimboJim said:

Nope, wouldnt do it even if I knew the flop would end up being 2-5-7

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Care to elaborate?

I voted for everything, give me a few more options and I will vote for that too.


Im an advocate for defending your BB, but with small blinds, if he had a weak hand why didnt he just call.. he is UTG so any raise even small has to be treated as a strong hand... (unless you know him/read otherwise)

I would call, and if the flop came low cards, I would bet a pot sized bet, assuming it is just you two heads up.

he could have so many cards it is hard to say, if he re-raises you maybe he has a mid pocket pair, or high pocket pair, or... a draw if there is one

hard to say, but I go with call/raise

The one thing that i find interesting is that even if all is even, chips, stack size, if the blinds are high there seems to be more hesitation to call. kinda strange. What makes the call any different if the BB is 10 or if it's 100 if all is the same at the table.

OneMoreBust said:

Care to elaborate?

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Not really, it's just not a hand I wouldn't play unless I knew that I could bluff everyone out if I had to.

bubbasbestbabe said:

The one thing that i find interesting is that even if all is even, chips, stack size, if the blinds are high there seems to be more hesitation to call. kinda strange. What makes the call any different if the BB is 10 or if it's 100 if all is the same at the table.

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Because if blinds are big, and you only have 5 BB's why toss another one away on a weak starting hand?

It isn't unheard of for the final 3 players on a SNG all be shortstacked... everyone has ~ 7k but blinds are 400/800, I wouldnt call the extra 800 down with 5 7

It's not really the size of the blind it's the percentage of your stack the blind is. If it's 10 blind and you have 50 left do you risk one fifth of your stack. If it's 100 blind and you have 200,000 then the call won't hurt you. so it's not the amount but the amount compared to your chip stack that matters.