Re: Preflo decisions with less than premium pocket pairs
Reads are certainly the key, but some general advice...
In your situation, I would've probably limped there w 99 - I think that solves half your problem. Then, I call the guy's preflop raise (which is less significant now), and lead on a non A or K flop. If he calls, I'm probably done with the hand. This is one time where being out of position isn't so bad as it is too expensive for you to call a flop bet if he has a missed AK, yet by leading on a non threatening flop, you can talke it down there.
99 is probably the dividing line for the limp, so if I have say JJ and raise and get reraised it really starts to be all about the read.
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