Part: Part Five - Betting Before the Flop

Blind versus blind

Pre-flop
Blinds 100 / 200Pot 300 (1.5 BB)SBK♠9♣● 25,000 (125 BB)YOUfolded to you, blind vs blindBB● 25,000 (125 BB)posts 200 (1 BB)D

It folds all the way to you in the small blind, heads-up against the big blind, with K♠9♣.

Blind vs blind, folded to you in the SB with K♠9♣. Best?

WhyWith only one opponent left to beat, the average hand he holds is junk, and K-9 offsuit sits comfortably above that line. Raising takes the blinds outright a good chunk of the time and builds a pot you're ahead in when he defends. Limp and you hand him a cheap flop in position - the one edge you shouldn't give away.
What happensThe big blind folds and you pocket the blinds. Nothing flashy - just pressure applied from the position and the range that call for it.
Blind versus blind, one opponent and wide ranges make K-9 well worth a raise. Apply pressure first-in; limping surrenders the initiative and lets him realize his equity for free.

Heads-up the ranges run so wide that most hands are above average - first in, raise to seize the initiative rather than limp and let a free flop decide things.