[bholdr]

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You should just call and play the flop. Unless he is a known LAG, you are usually looking at AA. Even if he isn't a LAG but is the type of player who likes to reraise a raiser with something like JT98, you should still just call and play the flop because your hand can trap him for his stack with the right flop. Only if your stack were so short that you could get allin by a reraise should you consider doing so with KK.

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i am once again impressed with your analysis, bluffthis, let me expand for my own benifit (may i have your thoughts on my thought process for this spot?)

It would help to know the table's % to the flop, % of raised pots, position of the limpers, etc... do you play in this game a lot? what's your table image? need info!

but... given a standard $50 PLO table...

BT's line is exactly the reasoning/line i would have in this spot; He very likely has one of the two options BT proposed- i'm one of those guys that likes to re-raise a raiser with middle wrapping hands like 89TJ, because they're so good at stacking an AA hand... same goes for your hand- you really want to call and try to make a straight here- which should be WAY ahead of an AA or a wrapper... and just right to take the whole stack...

but if you were to re-pot PF (representing strong aces)... if he has aces, he'll get it all in and will/should fold lower wrap hand. bottom line, imo, is that calling is a "lose-a-little-or-win-a-lot" move here, while re-raising is a "win-a-little-or-lose-a-lot" play, imo.

as for when against a known LAG... (like me), i disagree with BT a little: though they might be trying to buy position/ force out limpers (but he doesn't neet to pot it to do that), or they might think they can buy it... they'll still have aces a big % of the time. You are also out of position, which is a big advantage against a LAG, if you call: time for a C/R if ya hit: god, i love doing that. if you raised again, you're flat out comitted even if you miss, basicly.

so, i still just call vs most LAGs, only re-potting against a mainiac or total gambler.

i also call against TAGs and L/Ps... though i may min-re-raise a W/T player... thoughts on that?