SB in Limit 6-max

[Kurn]

Here's my take on it, without reading any starting hands chart. The caveat is that I don't play much 6-max.

Based upon logic, I think playing 6-max, the SB decision is much less about when to complete, and more about making the right raise/fold decision. Most of the additional hands you add from the SB at full ring (assuming a 1/2 blind stucture), are hands that play well multiway.

At 6-max, you have neither the immediate pot odds nor the potential implied odds to add the suited and/or connecting type hands you play at full ring.

Besides, my limited 6-max experience is that you don't get many unraised pots back to you, so you're in raise/fold mode anyway. If the games you're playing are indeed so passive that you have ample opportunity to see the flop for an additional half small bet, you should ask yourself why not just go back to full ring. I mean, if the game's going to be that passive, wouldn't you rather have 9 or 10 people at the table?

[Talking Poker]

No. I'd rather run over the 6 handed table.



I guess I don't quite follow your logic here. Also, there are plenty of times in 6 max limit when you are faced with an unraised pot in the SB decision.

[Kurn]

As I said, I haven't played much 6-max. The times I have, its been aggro. I stand corrected.

[MathBabe]

Thanks Melioris, for the chart! It confirms what I thought about unsuited Aces and connectors.

It seems odd that there is no indication of differences if there are no callers ahead. And also odd that, for instance, I can call with K9s in the CO but raise with it on the button.

2Tone, you're absolutely right about the SB not always being half - I was assuming a typical 1/2 game with 50 cent SB.

Now that I've played a bit, it's over to the HSIHPT section for me...