Re: Should I ever.....
People are more likely to give you credit for a bluff (a whiffed AK) if you raise preflop, so you're more likely to get paid off postflop by someone who hits a smaller pair/bluffers. If you play your big pair slowly preflop, and the flop comes down all rags, people will give you credit for TP or two pair, which is basically what you actually have. That's no fun.
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