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Old 02-14-2005, 12:48 PM
Irieguy Irieguy is offline
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Default Re: First level of a 215..

I don't think this is close. I fold without thinking twice about it. You're beat. You're out of position against two cold-callers who could have anything and do anything.

Also, even at the $215's there's a tendency for the "F-it, let's gamble!" mentality in level one if one of those cold callers has TT or JJ.

As far as JCM's advice to raise more, this hand demonstrates one of the many reasons why you wouldn't want to do that. Why would it be better to fold after raising 70 chips than it is to fold after raising 45 chips? When I have to fold preflop, I prefer to lose fewer chips.

Now, if your plan is to bait somebody to reraise and you plan on pushing, then a bigger raise is fine. But that's clearly not your plan here.

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