[psyduck]

Um this is very standard?

Options: limp, raise, fold

open-limping with 66 on the button this early is just retarded. you want callers before you so that you have a decent chance of getting paid off if you hit a set. and you run into the risk of one of the blinds raising PF and you risk having to call 1/8th of your stack off.

raising: also not smart. 66 is not a premium hand here (it's obviously a great pushing hand during late game). if you raise 3x or 2.5x or whatever, either BB and SB might call thinking you're on a steal. then you're left with having to play a very tough hand postflop because you're almost certainly going to be looking at overs. what happens when one of the blinds leads out on a T93 flop? what about a J53 flop? what about you getting checkraised? whatever happens, you're in a marginal spot with a marginal hand, and it's going to be tough to play postflop.

something else that could happen if you open 3x - one of the blinds comes over the top (more likely the shorty in the BB). are you going to call his re-raise? What about a push?

fold: easiest and most straightforward choice of all



Now, if there was a weak-tight only-focus-on-bubble 2+2er who's known for easily giving up his blinds early on in the SB/BB, THEN there's a great argument for taking a shot at the blinds [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] but if you're up against an average player who's loose early and tight on the bubble, then you're facing a tough spot.

FWIW, I think this is an easy fold