Blind versus blind
Also: BvB, blind on blind
A pot in which everyone has folded and only the small blind and big blind remain. Ranges are far wider than in any other confrontation, because both players are already invested and neither can wait for a premium hand without bleeding chips.
The small blind faces a choice unique to this spot: raise, complete the call, or fold, and after the flop it acts first for the rest of the hand. That positional handicap is why many strong players either raise or fold rather than limp, and why the big blind can defend a very wide range profitably.
In tournaments, blind-versus-blind play decides a large share of short-stacked hands, which is why push-fold accuracy from the small blind is one of the highest-value things to study.
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Why are blind-versus-blind ranges so wide?
Both players already have money in the pot and there is nobody left to act, so folding every marginal hand costs more than playing it.