Re: A situation I struggle with
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Throwing in the extra $3 not only gives you an opportunity to steal the antes, but it also defines your hand better. If the king or Queen raises to $10 you can simply fold knowing your beat the majority of the time.
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The problem with this is that many players will just call you with a higher up-card, and then you know nothing. Some fish might be calling you with 9h10dQs or similar crap; he might also be calling with split Qs though. Then what do you do? Give him a bunch of free cards? Bet all the way, only to discover he had the queens after all? I’ve been there, and I didn’t like it.
On the other hand, if somebody limps in with a ten up and the players with the higher up-cards are solid players that will either raise or fold, it might be worth it; especially if the limper will call to the river with tens for some reason.
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