BB defending 22-55 vs STEAL
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BB defending 22-55 vs STEAL
facing a 2-3x open Im wondering is it even profitable to call baby pairs VS a relatively wide standard stealing range?
im primarily asking versus CO and BTN steals when we are OOP.
these hands seems absolutely horrendous at realizing equity especially OOP.
there dont seem to be a whole lot of implied odds againts a wide range, thats why i would prefer defending versus an early position opener.
also i am curious to see how these hands do in your databases if you have a big enough sample size...
this is a post more intended to spark a conversation than looking for a YES or NO answer...
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Yes, very profitable. To give you better perspective, I would guess that they're profitable to the extent, that we still call all pocketpairs against x3,5 and I would guess also x4 and slightly larger than that too (at least 55-44).
Its always uncomfortable to play a baby pocketpair OOP, but the reality is that we're just always going to have a pair against 25%-55% range, and thats really something. On top of hitting sets, obviously.
And, also - while defending from BB, you only need to lose more than -100bb/100 to make a relative profit. So if you feel like you're not winning with these, its propably because you dont, but relatively its still better than folding.
Yes they are profitable even versus UTG
versus UTG i like it more because people will have stronger ranges=more implied odds
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