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I think the play was fine. He was clearly getting the right odds against shorties range.

And I don't think the risking the raise is as strong a point as people are making out since he had a read on the BB.

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I disagree. I think the raise is exactly what negates any odds he has for calling. Thanks for trying, but you're not telling me anything I don't know and I still think it's a bad play.

Just because good players sometimes make the play doesn't make it a good one and I remain unconvinced.

I appreciate your reasoning though. I am fairly new to the forum and I generally find most of the information here very valuable and have learned much in a short time but I disagree with most on this thread and can find no redeeming qualities in making this play. I guess that's why I'm not superb with a big stack.