This is the foil of this thread: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...157&highlight=
which is about what ranges to play from sb when button raises and action was folded to button.

Let's flip it around now, and present this scenario:

Action is folded to you, as the button. We know we have a very wide raising range in this situation, but I would imagine our calling range is tight, but not quite as tight as a 3 bet from another position because of how often the blinds have to defend themselves . What is an optimal range for us? Obviously this is read/opponent dependant, but what are some good guidelines?

Rather than naming a range of cards, I'd like to identify some classes of cards and when they should be played and vs. who. Please modify/add/correct/whatever my list.

Thing about being in position is in a 3 bet pot HU in the blinds you are almost always seeing a C bet of 1/2-3/4 of the pot. So say at 100NL its $4 bet, then we're re-raised to $12. pot is $25 and we'll be hit with an $18 cbet, so by calling if we want to proceed to turn with a drawing hand we're almost always looking at a rough total of $26 additional bucks to get there, or a 1/4 of our stack.

Sc's below 8 high -- I think fold every time, unless the player is stacking off very lightly, in which case we can have a very deceptive hand with the right flop

Sc's 9 and 10 high - marginal as we can't make a broadway , but I play vs. those likely to 3bet all pps out of the blinds, so I could be ahead if I simply pair. also, versus a passive player we may get a free card which could bury their hand

j10+ suited I think I play these against a passive/nit for the implied odds. Against someone very aggro I probably fold as the draw can get too expensive.

easily dominated hands like QJo, KJo, KQo, I fold.
the only aces i call with are AQ/AK, though against some I might try a luckbox with AJs or A10s.

and with PP, aren't set odds all screwed up? Im not sure how to play set odds out of the blinds.


what is our 4 betting range? QQ+?