One major leak I have been working on in my cash game is my play from the small blind. Checking out my stats in poker tracker, there is no seat where I have lost more money than the small blind. Completing the bet seems like such an automatic thing to do after it’s limped around to you. But the first thing you need to remember is that no matter what, you are going to be playing the rest of the hand from out of position. Why go in to a hand with a sub-par hand while out of position?

For the sake of example, let’s say you are dealt J/2 off suit in the small blind. 2 players limp in and now it’s up to you. Before throwing in that half a bet, here Buy Generic Drugs Without Prescription are a few things to consider:

• How much money have you wasted throwing in the half-bet when you are going to have to check-fold almost every possible flop?
• If you do hit a miracle flop like J/2/2, how big of a hand could your opponents have that would let them pay you off in a large pot?
• How confident are you going to be on a flop that comes Jack high?

Playing pots out of position is tough enough. Save your half bet for a better spot. Heck, on the very next hand you are going to be in the best position possible. Use those half bets you saved to win a bigger pot from the button or cut-off.