Re: $50 PLO8 hand
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I see no advantage to a preflop raise, you have [censored] all chance of flopping anything playable with this hand. There's no direct equity gain in raising preflop, nor do you knock out any hands that would give you trouble.
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He could very well raise pre-flop, since he has position, and if he raises pre-flop some of the time.
I subscribe to the theory of either raising with a variety of hands, or not raising at all pre-flop (there are obvious exceptions to this).
I play all of the time against extremely transparent players who will ONLY raise pre-flop with AAxx or A2xx. This is the worst strategy imaginable, IMO. I know exactly what they have, and can outplay them easily. In LO8 it is almost suicidal to play like this.
I see absolutely nothing wrong with a pre-flop raise here, as long as he does it with more hands than AAxx and A2xx. He definitely has positional advantage.
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