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In an unraised pot playing the big blind is easy. You have a free ride. You have already made a bet so you only need to consider whether you want to raise or merely check your blind bet. In most cases you will probably want to just check. The reason for not raising with a strong hand is for deception. When a player raises from the big blind he is announcing to everyone that he has a powerful hand. You may find that you will not get too much action after the flop. If there are only one or two players, then you might consider raising to get more money in the pot, but you might be better off just calling and then trying a check raise after the flop.
If the pot has been raised, you need to determine where the raise came from and who made it. If the raise was made from a tight player in early position, you can pretty much determine that you are up against a strong hand. If a reraise occurs before it is your turn to act, you should not call unless you have a powerful hand of your own. If, however, the raise has been made from late position when no one else has entered the pot, you may be up against a player trying to steal and should treat it as such.
In a raised pot from the big blind with two or more players, you can call a raise with any pair, connectors, suited Ace or other middle position hands. Don't call a raise with a hand like J-2 or Q-5 or other hopeless hands. You want to defend your blind only if you have a chance of winning the pot not because you have already put one bet in.
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