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Anybody folding this?
Is just limping a better idea?

$11
(25/50)
Seat 9: brich300 ( $630 ) UTG
Seat 1: derdo_bitlis ( $715 ) UTG+1
Seat 2: BubblMastr ( $1105 ) CO+1
Seat 3: shawn0308 ( $1575 ) CO
Seat 4: tenderfeets1 ( $1745 ) B
Seat 5: leafnut ( $940 ) SB
Seat 8: fyrhuggar ( $1290 ) BB

Dealt to derdo_bitlis [ 8c 8d ]
brich300 folds.
derdo_bitlis raises [125]

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I tend to agree with Lorinda's first answer, but of all the options, I dislike your mini-raise the most. It seems to me that all you've done is made it more expensive playing a marginal hand OOP by putting in a raise that most likely is not going to win the pot for you right now.

Folding, limping, even pushing (not recommended) would be better than mini-raising IMO. I wouldn't argue with folding. Probably what I would do.

I look at it like this: Unless you pick up a great hand, very soon you will be in push / fold mode. Save your chips for this time... By folding this hand, you will soon have passed the blinds and be in position. Folding allows two things:

1) More patience to pick up a hand and not have to push crap as soon.

2) By saving that 125, I am "gaining" 250 when I eventually push and double up. Or put another way, unless I win this hand, I am "losing" 250 (with your 125 raise) when I eventually push and double up. I think the risk / reward of raising here is bad.