[SteveM]

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What do you do in this situation? UTG limps. 4 folds. Hero is MP3 with 77. Is this an automatic raise? I'm almost invariably playing this for set value only...
What if you have Q9s?

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77 in the hijack, I'll raise it, depending on the UTG limper. I'd like to buy the button here. If he's position aware at all, he's got a broadway or a small PP. If he's a typical party player, he's got 2 cards.

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Agreed. This has become a nearly automatic raise for me. I like to try to isolate the limper and buy the button. If I'm 1st in, I'll also raise with Axs, broadways, and some higher suited connectors. I probably muck that Q9s.