Hand vs. Joe Cassidy

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If you are really concerned with this the question is how often to raise and call with 98o when Joe Cassidy openlimps in the SB, and what has he seen you check or raise the BB with in the past. In this case this was the first chance I had and I preffered to give him a chacne to see me check with a mediocre hand so that future raises would be viewed as more likely to be strong hands. I also see no immediate value to raising 89o vs. a great player who open limps in the small blind.