Quote:
I think the GTO solution is to not play, since the game is already at an equilibrium state (with the SB on 99.5bb, the BB on on 99bb, and 1.5bb in the middle).
Depends on the player on the button mostly and how that player affects your overall winrate. You're definitely taking a loss by having to post your small blind, while the big blind actually owns part of your small blind as soon as it folds to you in the small blind.
However, I'm glad you didn't stop there because this is a common spot.
Quote:
The BB wins money when the SB gives him a walk, but if the SB has a playable hand and decided to play it, the best his range can do against a GTO opponent is break even in the long run. Similarly, if the SB does play a hand, BB responds with a strategy that also breaks even against the SB's strategy.
I think this is wrong. If both players are playing correctly then that means that they are making nothing but +ev decisions. Thus they chop up the money in the pot.
So for example:
folds to me in the small blind, I raise 3x with some ok range.
stop the action there and think about the pot:
there's 1.5bb dead money, and I'm investing 2.5bb with profitable raising hands. Thus I expect to win back on average some value above 2.5bb but not higher than 4bb, because the big blind has the opportunity to make profitable decsisions too.