Hold'em strategy articles tagged "cold-call".
Straddle + ante structures add a large amount of dead money to the preflop pot, changing the traditional “no cold calling” principle. This article breaks down practical criteria for which hands to call, 3-bet, or fold from EP and the BTN.
3-bet or fold is the default, but there are hands and situations where cold calling from the BTN is the most profitable play.
