Playing the Button

I feel like I'm not playing enough hands on the button. I widen my range but still don't feel like I'm playing it as often as I should.

Anybody have any advice on what range I should be looking at on the button?

Ballpark, how many rotations do you play it on average?

JLinTx said:

I feel like I'm not playing enough hands on the button. I widen my range but still don't feel like I'm playing it as often as I should.

Anybody have any advice on what range I should be looking at on the button?

Ballpark, how many rotations do you play it on average?

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This might be too much of a standard answer in my opinion, but it all depends really. What I like to do is get a feel of the game and see if the game is being played too aggressive or too tight. If there are too many aggressive players on the table then I play the button tight and attempt to make moves with non-good hands once in a blue moon. If the game is being tight, then I'm going to play a bit more aggressive and this is when I take the opportunity to pretty much play the button in the dark.

It's all about getting a feel about the players you're in with in my opinion, other than that, the hands play themselves.

my bankroll is a 150 dollares from week

Thanks.

Good question

I as well have been wondering what a good rule of thumb is for my range on the button. I also tend to just play hands even if they are random low cards at least every once and awhile, but I'm suffering so often from bad beats I know I should probably be playing more hands if only on the button then so be it... Greatly appreciate the advice!

I dont usually play anything unless I'm close to the button except 77+ QA suited or suited and KA suited or unsuited. Usually if I'm in button position and it fold's to me I'll raise x3 the big blind no matter what I have. It's worth it in the long run as long as you dont have absolute shit cards like 2-7o and you dont abuse it by doing it every single time. An argument could be made that ATC folded to the button have +EV. Position is way more important than you think, look at some hand charts and try to only call the top 33% of hands and stick with the range I told you for every other position besides hijack and you'll do okay.