Re: 5/10 TP
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if you raise KJs UTG you're only going to end up playing against hands that have you completely dominated and these hands will 3-bet you.
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If that's true, you have horrible game selection skills.
Raising KJs UTG is standard for me, and I get called by worse hands very frequently.
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for the rest of us mortals, the amount of money you lose playing against hands that have you beat outweighs the times you get called by KT, QJ or QT etc.
i play at 5/10 and 10/20 and raising this UTG will more than likely (not all the time) result in winning the blinds or being 3-bet. and out of those times a crappy player calls you cold, they then can hold many other hands besides those you dominate.
also, what happens if you raise UTG with KJs and a player decides to just call with KQ or maybe even AK. You are going to be spewing if a K comes on the flop.
KJ is a trap 1 pair hand a majority of the time. when its suited its a greatest strengths are flush and straight possibilities. Why would you want to raise and be basically trying to eliminate playing this hand multi-way? There is only 1 situation where you would want to do this: a loose loose game where many people are calling 2 bets cold with anything.
you could find these uber-loose games at .5/1 but at 5/10 i've yet to find one this loose. and my game selection is pretty good.
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