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6bet me
Visionary
Silver Level
One thing I've noticed that is only ever done by very bad players (passive fish) and very good players (high stakes regs) is completing from the small blind.
I never see average or decent regs complete from the small blind. I'm a 10NL reg and I never complete from the small blind. I will either raise or fold preflop. I never open limp. The same goes for most micro stakes and small stakes regs. They never complete from the small blind because they see it as fishy, weak and unnecessary.
And yet I see so many high stakes regs do exactly this! I've been watching some $25/$50 cash games and I'll see top players like OTB_RedBaron completing from the small blind. I've also seen Jason Somerville complete from the small blind at 1000NL during his "Run It Up" series.
Why do so many high stakes players complete from the small blind? I'm talking about very strong, professional poker players at 1000NL+. These are definitely NOT fish. What is their logic for completing from the small blind?
I never see average or decent regs complete from the small blind. I'm a 10NL reg and I never complete from the small blind. I will either raise or fold preflop. I never open limp. The same goes for most micro stakes and small stakes regs. They never complete from the small blind because they see it as fishy, weak and unnecessary.
And yet I see so many high stakes regs do exactly this! I've been watching some $25/$50 cash games and I'll see top players like OTB_RedBaron completing from the small blind. I've also seen Jason Somerville complete from the small blind at 1000NL during his "Run It Up" series.
Why do so many high stakes players complete from the small blind? I'm talking about very strong, professional poker players at 1000NL+. These are definitely NOT fish. What is their logic for completing from the small blind?