Phil Gordon says...

[phydaux]

In the Little Green Book, Phil says that the blinds have a negative expectation. Do you guys agree?

I was looking at my Poker Tracker stats, and I noticed that 60% of my overall losses occure in the big blind. This happens when it is limped around to me, I check from the BB with trash, then I catch a piece of the Flop.

I'm trying to train myself to get out of hands I had no intention of involving myself in in the first place.

Like say I've got J4o, and the flop comes J72 rainbow. I check, and the two other players in the hand with me check behind. If the Turn comes a brick, part of me feels like I have to take a stab at the pot.

When I'm in these situations, I find myself begging the other players to bet the Flop so I can fold with a clear conscience. But then a minimum bet just gets my hackles up, and I start thinking, "I'm not folding for one BB in a 10 BB pot!"

How tight do you guys play from the BB?