buying the button or posting behind

[dark_horse]

what's considered better strategy when you miss your blinds, buying the button (if the room allows it) or posting the 1.5SB behind the button?

buying the button: you get more hands in, and you get the button on the next hand, but you have bad position when posting.

posting behind the button: you get less hands in, you lose the button, but you have good position when posting your blinds.

if there has already been discussion about this i'd love a link.

edit: to clarify, "buying the button" means that you post both the small and big blinds directly in front of the button, with no other players posting any blinds, and on the next hand you get the button. no casino i've been to on the east coast allows this, but some private rooms do.

there is a paragraph in bob ciaffone's "middle limit holdem" about whether or not to post behind the button or take both blinds, but no discussion on buying the button.

[AKQJ10]

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no casino i've been to on the east coast allows this, but some private rooms do.

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Granting the opportunity to buy the button is SOP at Foxwoods, both for new players who come in amidst the blinds and for players who missed both blinds.

[dark_horse]

SOP?

[AngusThermopyle]

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SOP?

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[LasVegasMichael]

BTB is also standard in most Vegas rooms (at least, the better ones). Personally, I always buy the button if it is available to me, instead of posting behind, but that is just me.

[dark_horse]

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Personally, I always buy the button if it is available to me, instead of posting behind, but that is just me.

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Why?

[brettbrettr]

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what's considered better strategy when you miss your blinds, buying the button (if the room allows it) or posting the 1.5SB behind the button?

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When you post you get the CO and have to pay $15. When you BTB you pay the same and get the button next hand. BTB, easy.

[VORP]

There was a big discussion in the Mid Stakes limit forum a few months back about where to post as a new player. The numbers are a little different with BTB but it should work out close to the same. Basically, both options are close enough that it really doesn't matter enough to worry about it. In general though it looked like posting in the CO was slightly better.