55 against a lag

[Stork]

.5/1 on Pacific, 4-handed.

CO just posted in. He checks, I call on the button with 5 /images/graemlins/spade.gif5 /images/graemlins/heart.gif. SB( villain/LAG) completes, BB(folds pretty easily, not adjusted to short-handed) checks.

Flop comes 2 /images/graemlins/heart.gif2 /images/graemlins/club.gif7 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif , 4 small bets in the pot.
SB(lag) bets, BB(folder) calls, I call.
Turn: 8 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif with 3.5 big bets in the pot.
SB bets, BB folds, I call.
River: Q /images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5 big bets in the pot.
SB bets, I call.

[MrWookie47]

I raise this preflop. Poster can't like his hand too much, and if BB is tight, look to steal. If they don't let you steal, you still have a hand with some showdown value.

[Entity]

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CO just posted in. He checks, I call

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Yuck.

Raise preflop. Postflop looks OK to me but only if you know LAG will bet Ace-high or whatever on this flop.

[Stork]

Is it still a raise preflop even if I think there is very little chance of getting it heads up?

[@bsolute_luck]

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Is it still a raise preflop even if I think there is very little chance of getting it heads up?

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you still have position if the flop is unfavorable, plus the poster might fold if he's just checking his hand 1st in can't like it too much.

[flopwell]

I don't play short handed, and this is why. I would be inclined to be much more aggressive, and probably end up spewing chips. I would've raised from the button PF with a pair, and bet/raised to the turn until someone showed me aggression.

Again, I make the disclaimer that I don't play HUSH.