Re: Discuss: Five Basic Mistakes to Look For In an Opponent
Great article. A couple of questions, though:
1) Are you arguing for raising 100% from the button, never to limp, or never to fold? I agree that raising wide from the button is definitely your best strategy, just not sure the exact limp/fold/raise pre-flop strategy you're suggesting.
2) I think making a min-raise (or slightly above, e.g., raising to $4.5 in a $1-$2 game) is defensible from the button, as comic2b mentions earlier. You're doing this to build a slightly larger pot with position, even though your chances of winning the blinds outright are small. Also, when the pot is unraised going into the flop, I think sometimes making a min-bet (or close to it) is a defensible play when your opponent is passive or has shown weakness.
All in all, a very good article.
-- Collin
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