Tell me more ×  I came across this quote concerning the Chen
Formula:  Just calling the big blind is not a profitable way to
play NL Hold'em for the most part.  He is basically saying that
you should always raise or fold "preflop".  Do you think it is a
good strategy? What are the arguments for this?  share|improve
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Jun 11 '12 at 20:23 add comment  2 Answers  When the author of
the post says "**Just** calling the big blind..." (emphasis is
mine) he's referring to a strategy style where the only move
some players make when opening the action is to call the big
blind. I agree that it's a bad choice.  I don't believe he was
stating, as you say, that someone should always raise or fold
preflop. His use of the phrase "...for the most part." was
alluding to the idea that taking any action all of the time is a
poor strategy choice.  Sometimes calling, sometimes raising,
sometimes folding, d