Re: Why is minbetting and limping in position -EV?
He said minbet, not minraise.
Nothing wrong with limping in certain situations, usually it's criticized more correctly when people limp too often or limp opposed to a raise.
RobMcB - I think limping can totally maximize your edge in position, provided the stacks are correct and the player type is correct. Players that play well OOP against raises but let you limp are one example of a player that it can be better to limp against with a lot of hands.
The minbet is generally bad because there is almost always a better decision that can be made. Maybe somebody can come up with a situation where a minbet is the best option possible (In a raised pot, not a limped pot where the guy folds to minbets as often as 2/3 or 3/4 bets and u stab w a minbet). And also not with very shallow stacks as I believe OP is referring to deeper stacked situations and probably raised pots or 2 barrel minbets.
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