2+2 Heresy - YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BUY IN SHORT

[RAHZero]

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To those saying EV+ but trivial...probably true

To those saying buy in full because you might get a good hand...I think that either shows you don't understand position or you are a 400NL player slumming on the 10NL tables.

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Hmm, given the initial post, I think you might not be understanding positional disadvantage correctly. For a good post-flop player, playing in the blinds should only be -EV because of the forced blind. Look at your long-term PT stats. You're likely losing money in the BB and SB, but your difference w/o blind should be in the green. This means that were you not forced to post, you would make money from these spots despite being OOP. Most of this money comes from capitalizing off of big hands, big pocket pairs and sets where you have the chance to stack your opponent. By posting the BB and SB with a short stack, you do not reduce your positional disadvantage. You can no longer call raises for set value, and correct short-stack strategy would have you playing extremely tight OOP, which means your long-term net per hand from the BB and SB would approach the sum of the blinds. By playing with a full stack, you have the opportunity to occasionally win a big pot, and thus your loss per hand in the blinds is quite a bit less than the actual amount required to post.