Q&A #59: Playing the Small Blind in a 2-chip, 3-chip Blind Structure
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In limit hold ‘em, the size of the small blind relative to the big blind chances from limit to limit and venue to venue. The “typical” relationship is 2-chip, 4-chip (also 1-chip, 2-chip) - or the small blind is 1/2 the size of the big blind. This structure is used ...
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Ed wrote: “But at $0.15-$0.30, you’re playing to learn, not to maximize your earn. Playing marginal hands out of position will force you to think about hand reading and will give you great practice.”
Yup, that’s a real good point and I didn’t quite think it that way. I was too worried that I end up losing money playing extremely loose on the small blind. I wasn’t thinking it as a chance to learn something!
I try to follow a pretty tight preflop system; basically the one recommended in SSHE. So, while every hand is a bit different from every other, they tend to have more of the same characteristics with tight preflop play. With semi-connected, off-suite, smallish and weak hands from the blinds, you really do need to understand where you stand after you’ve hit something on the flop.
So thanks for giving a nice perspective to my apparent non-problem.