[waxhax0rs]

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1) Min raise every time they have the button.

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I'm still pretty much a beginner, so if this is bad strategy someone please let me know. I see this a lot also and treat it just like I'm on the button and first to act. I fold, call, and raise with the exact same hands as when I'm on the button.


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2) Min bet every flop

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I haven't seen this one yet. I guess I might treat it like he checked.

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3) All in every hand

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In the first few hands, I'm only calling with something like 88+, AQ+. I've never had anybody keep this up more than 5-6 hands, because by that time they figure out that I'm only calling with hands where I'll be a huge favorite. If someone did keep this up, I'd probably loosen my range to any pair, any ace, K9+, QT+, or something like that.

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No, you're not on the button. The idea of being on the button is that you get to act last on every street (except preflop). If you're on the BB, you're not on the button, that simple. That said, I do loosen my BB calling range quite a bit against people who minraise every button, especially if they are passive postflop.

For #2, treating it like he checked is probably almost correct but calling even a minbet (because you're treating it like a check) when you have almost no chance of winning the hand is pretty bad. Of course you probably knew this and this is not exactly what you meant.

As far as calling a guy who shoves preflop every hand, your "loosened up" range is a LITTLE too loose imo. If they are shoving every hand I'd prolly call with the range you gave except shave the bottom few hands off all of the 4 types you listed (not calling with 22 or 33, and maybe not 44). Might not call with the worst Aces. Prolly wont call with K9, maybe KT. Calling with QJ+.