[sthief09]

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i) Push my pot equity advantage

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your equity against a standard UTG raise of AA-JJ, AK, AQ, and sometimes TT or AJ, and 2 weak cold callers is still minimal. plus the times you're destroyed by AA-QQ and AK, you're paying 4 bets with a purely high card hand completely crushed)


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ii) Buy the button


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having to already face 2 bets, this isn't as much of a concern as usual


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iii) Cut down on the blinds odds.


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true

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iv) Quite possibly buy a free card on either the flop or turn, as I desire.


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in a 15 bet pot, (1) it probably won't get checked in you, and (2) shouldn't check if it's checked to you

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v) If UTG is fairly straightforward, this gives me more information on the strength of his hand.


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well, if you end up in a 5-way capped pot, he can give you all the information he wants, and you'll still pay dearly to chase to the river