[ekky]

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I'd either just make a standard raise, and either call or fold to a push if that happens, depending on what i think of my opponent. Or I'd just complete the blind and take a flop.

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given normal conditions.. what would your order of magnitude be between raising/limping?

I often limp.. and it feels like a personal war vs "well, my ace is disguised, so if i flop an A, they wont put me on it" and b) if I miss the flop, they might outflop me.

If they are given to call too much, I will tend to limp rather then raise, as I have no position post flop, and if I can keep the pot small I should figure to be able to pick it up between the flop and the river.

This seems counter-intuitive, as I should figure to have the best hand, and therefore want them to call with a worse hand, but position is a bizitch.

If they are tight as a ducks whatever, I think the raise makes perfect sense, as you will pretty much know where you are.