Is there any debate?

[Kevin J]

It's folded to you in the cutoff. There's a 65% chance that at least one of the blinds will call a raise. The cutoff will cold call a raise with hands like KJo, QJo, etc., but won't re-raise without a premium pair such as QQ and up. It's unlikely, he'd even re-raise with AK.

By the way, both the cutoff and blinds play loosely and somewhat passively after the flop. That is, if they flop a pair (even top pair), they're not likely to raise a bet on the flop whether the pot is multi-way or heads-up.

Can it every be better to open limp with a hand like 99,88, or 77? Or is it always more profitable to open raise?