Quote Originally Posted by Biglines
Ok, I probably wasnt that clear in the question regarding starting hands, I meant that if we are balancing our range are we then also playing starting hands that are trash?

Am I correct in thinking that when we balance our range we are playing different cards the same way, this does not mean we are playing trash though.
Depends on what you mean by trash. Let's talk blind stealing from the button. If you're stealing by open raising your normal range and adding in all Ax, Kxs, broadways, sc's, Q9s+, and J9s+ (for example), then your range is pretty balanced. There's a lot of weak, medium and strong hands in there.

Suppose you get called from the blinds. Then the flop is checked to you, and you have air. If you only bet the flop with TPTK or an overpair, and check down everything else, your range isn't balanced. You have to cbet with some "trashy" hands like 2 overcards and/or some weak draws, or your play will be extremely readable.

Of course, at 10nl and lower, no one's paying attention. So just letting most "trash" hands go isn't a big leak. Again, balancing ranges isn't all that important at the micros.

But one caveat. We should be stealing blinds at levels of poker even with "trash" and "air." Sometimes a 2nd barrel on the flop is needed to complete the steal. Read's are important, though. Don't just 2 barrel with trash hands and expect it to +EV.