Did I drop the ball here?

[Rockfish]

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Really small baby pot. Why mess around?

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To me, this is the wrong attitude. It's not just the big pots that we're striving for. All the little pots that you pick up let you free-roll on the big pots. I know that we're playing to win money not pots, but passing this up is just criminal. Would you pass up TT in the same situation? Or 99? If he's got overcards that miss the flop then these hands are all just about one and the same. And yes, the pot is small. Now. But later? If he's the type of player who never slows down until the river? Not to mention the fact that developing your heads up game is really important in the long term. Are you playing poker or are you just sitting there waiting for the nuts? Situations like these are what make poker fun.

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Exactly. We steal blinds dont we? I'd call that a baby pot too.

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Different situation. This is a tight (squeaky tight) UTG raiser. He's also aggressive and is going to play back at you. There is zero chance that he will fold to a re-raise so this is not analogous to a blind steal attempt. Furthermore Hero (yours truly) will be out of position.

Do I know you by another name? Are you the frogman?