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Old 10-04-2005, 04:52 AM
MyTurn2Raise MyTurn2Raise is offline
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Default Re: How sweet it is...

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don't raise preflop.

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I like the raise preflop. There was a discussion on this about a month ago and I believe I was in the minority opinion.

Why I like to raise here:
1) You have position.
2) Your hand is going to be better than 1 in 6 to win, unless someone has your suit covered. In that scenario, the chances of you hitting a flush are less, so it's less likely to cost bets.
3) It adds a bit of deception. You cannot always raise big cards. This might be a slightly negative ev (I'm not conceding that yet) play on this hand for a positive ev overall image.
4) It gets out blind hands like K6 and such that might hit a better 2-pair.
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