Canterbury 8/16, Preflop question

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That's possible but doesn't seem like a strong enough justification to raise 5 people with the blinds to follow.

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Winning a nice pot 1/10 times or so when you would have otherwise lost that pot is a stronger justification than you seem to think. I agree (as I usually do) with Bob that if this is a passive game it's all the more reason to raise in this situation for that reason exactly. Not to mention 99 I'm sure has more than it's fair share of equity preflop.