[Desdia72]

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Its not worth getting knocked down to 3 hundred some chips and having to survive one or more all ins to make the money.

I folded here and came in second.

I have a greater fold equity than the +EV. This means I stand to come in the money more often by folding than by calling. I figure to be a small favorite/big dog if I call and thats not a situation I want to be in with 5 left and be left with 3xx chips.

So captZEEbo and Desdia should I only make it more than 3BB to go with previous limpers with big pairs and AKs or just AA KK and QQ?

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i much prefer limping with A Qo on the button (moreso than raising to 250- "limit poker raising in a NL game"). it becomes tricky when you've raised on the button with what you think is not only probably the best hand but also a good steal hand, then get reraised or reraised all-in from a previous limper. had you limped and had to fold to a bet on the flop with a missed hand, you still have 225 (valuable) chips in your stack to use later. 3XBB is fine with big pairs (A A-J J) and A Ko/A Ks. a good player with a big stack can raise 3XBB with a wider variety of hands. i think it depends on the player and how well he can read the opposition. if a rock limps in and then reraises you all-in after you try a steal raise, what do you think? i've seen alot of player's at the low levels call with a "you can't push me around" attitude, then having to pay dearly because they did'nt pay attention to the texture of the table or what specific player was in the hand.