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I don't really see that it matters if he's a muppet. I mean, say for the sake of argument that he's a muppet. Is he more or less likely to be mini-raising UTG with a hand that dominates you?

I don't think anyone really knows the answer to that question.

Plus, don't forget that all the other factors are still in play: Likelihood of domination, playing OOP, a stack not big enough to play the hand for information, having to play TP weakly, and a stack that is just fine if I fold and move on.

And if he IS a muppet, there will come a time later, in a spot not nearly so tricky, where I will exploit his 'muppetness'.

Interesting discussion though. Thanks for giving me your feedback.