What do we have?

[Bob T.]

I suspect that you had QJ suited, and I think that that BB had either 88, or JJ.

[Bob T.]

I would open raise, or limp behind another limper.

[Nottom]

From that early? From MP open raising seems fine, but with 7 people still to act, i'd rather limp and get some callers to help out on a draw. Is there any hand you would call an EP raise with that QJs wants to see?

[Nottom]

I didn't get to see, since he folded the turn, my guess would be a suited jack, maybe AJs.

[Rube]

you have QQ for quads, BB had T9, MP probably had something like JTs or 89s

[Inthacup]

Is open raising from this position your default play?

[Bob T.]

Is open raising from this position your default play?

Yes, in a normal game. I get rid of Ax, and Kx, and from good players AQ off, and AJ off. That leaves me up against the bad players who have to play any hand for two bets that they would play for 1, and I am likely ahead of them. Then I can try and sort out where we are on the flop. Sometimes that means power muck. Sometimes I win preflop, or on the flop to someone who called preflop, and missed.

If everyone is seeing the flop regardless of action, then limping is more of an option, but I don't often enter hands with an open limp. I feel like it puts a target on my back which says raise me. If I have to play for two bets, I would rather be the aggressor, and have the initiative after the flop.