LO8 1/2 - Was I wrong in pumping this Pot?

[Webster]

Explain why I should raise pre-flop. The reason for raising is to
1. get people OUT of the hand
2. get people already in the hand to put more money in it.

Is it because the hand is not that good so I raise to get people OUT of it?

Explain why I should raise. If it is a hand that I think I can scoop the pot if I hit why would I raise to get people not to play the hand.

[Ribbo]

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Explain why I should raise pre-flop. The reason for raising is to
1. get people OUT of the hand
2. get people already in the hand to put more money in it.

Is it because the hand is not that good so I raise to get people OUT of it?

Explain why I should raise. If it is a hand that I think I can scoop the pot if I hit why would I raise to get people not to play the hand.

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Is that you Buzz?

[Webster]

No No - it's Grinder, caretaker of

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[Spladle Master]

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Explain why I should raise pre-flop. The reason for raising is to
1. get people OUT of the hand
2. get people already in the hand to put more money in it.

Is it because the hand is not that good so I raise to get people OUT of it?

Explain why I should raise. If it is a hand that I think I can scoop the pot if I hit why would I raise to get people not to play the hand.

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Your opponents are not going to fold just because you raised. They're simply going to call two bets cold with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] instead of one. Your hand is good. Build the pot.

[lonn19]

I think you played it pretty well, though I would have check called on the river in case I get quartered. Is that what happened here? I may have considered a preflop raise, but it's not automatic for me. You guys sound like you usually raise preflop with any A2xx. Is that true? Sometimes I'll raise with a hand like that, sometimes I won't. It depends on how the rest of the table is playing. Does the suited ace make a difference in whether or not you are raising preflop?

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Sometimes I'll raise with a hand like that, sometimes I won't. It depends on how the rest of the table is playing.

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This is exactly the right advice, in my opinion. It depends on table reads. It almost always depends on table reads. With a hand like this, you want players. You have 3 nut draws -- nut low, nut flush, and nut straight. At $1/$2, chances are generally good that most will call the raise. But if your reads (or your tracker) tell you that the remaining players are tight, I would call and bring them along with me.