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  There is a certain type of guy who falls into the category of person who regularly hears the words "Size doesn't really matter" from their significant other. Despite the valiant efforts of their partners to make them feel better about their shortcomings, these people try to compensate for their perceived inadequacies with overt aggressiveness. People of this type are responsible for more bar fights, soccer riots, and Banana Republic insurrections than U.N. General Assembly meeting that includes bourbon and Ninja throwing stars.



  When somebody is sitting in the small blind spot at the poker table, it would seem the need to overcompensate for the word "small" occasionally forces them to behave in an aggressive manner that is out of place considering their current position at the table.



  Raising from the small blind position is a habit that is more prevalent in newer players. They often misread what the person in the Big Blind position may be holding, and reason that they have one guy to beat if they are going to steal the pot. Those who have been burned by this practice realize that raising from the small blind can be a seductive, yet rather bad idea. In short, unless you are working with a really good hand, this is not the place to behave like an angry hornet.



  A good example of a hand where a strategic mistake would be to raise from the blind is if your hole cards are an Ace and a six. A lot of people get seduced by an Ace, but unless you have two of them restraint is the better play from the small blind.



  If you have raised with these cards, and your raise has been called, you are not only out of position for the next three rounds, but you are depending on the flop to save you like a little cardboard Calvary.



  If the flop gives you an Ace, this is encouraging, but your kicker is about as useful as a French Silk pie during the Normandy Invasion. So if somebody else has an Ace, you are in trouble.



  From the small blind, the best strategy is just to limp in and let your opponents dictate the action. With this approach in mind, if you are working with the same offsuit Ace/Six combination, and flop is something like 7-8-Queen or King-Jack-7, you can fold without having invested much in the pot.



  If you are going to try to steal a pot from the small blind position, knowledge, not cards are your best weapon (well okay, cards are always your best weapon, but when you are working with questionable hole cards, knowledge will do in a pinch).



  If you have one person standing between you and pot before the flop, and you have observed that your opponent is very conservative, raising from the small blind is a bold strategic move. Your raise will project the possibility that you have a strong hand. Unless your conservative opponent is working with a legit hand of their own, they will probably note that you are raising out of place, and not be willing to take the risk of challenging you. This strategy will not work against a player who is highly aggressive themselves, or is too inexperienced to know if they are in trouble or not.



  Good Luck!