Re: Preflop LAGishness
hey ray welcome back.
first folding's fine. it's cheap and simple.
raising can win two ways. if the other two guys fold, you get 3:1 on your money against a steaming all-in player. good situation. sometimes you like it even more if they call. unless they've misplayed their hands (or perhaps slowplayed aces if the stack sizes aren't big), postflop they typically have to hit big or end up check-folding, giving you a nice side pot. there can also be considerable value in showing down A8s after reraising with it.
yeah you can call too. particularly if the stacks were deep and the opponents loose you can argue for calling. you give up some potential for the main pot because of the all-in player, but you get superposition much like turnip described. in turnip's games there are a lot of preflop calling stations with medium stacks who will (mistakenly) play postflop as if there were no all-in player. in those games, you don't get much postflop value from the all-in player and so wouldn't call much.
matt
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