Re: 5/10 TP
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I'll raise KJs every single time UTG.
It is a very good hand. You don't wan't hand like
AT, QJs or other hands raise you. You want them out.
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QJ is exactly what i want to be playing against. even AT i have 2 live cards plus flush and straight draw. the whole point is that hands that dominate KJ will play against you and probably 3-bet. Hands that you want to play against like QJ, JT, or KT are probably going to fold. raising directly cuts into your profits.
look at the fundamental theorum of poker. you want your opponents to make mistakes. if you call and someone with QJ calls, they are making a mistake. if you raise, they probably will fold and they are making the correct play. if you raise and someone with KQ, AK, AA, KK, QQ or JJ calls or reraises you then guess what, you are making the mistake.
KJs wants to play against multiple players and hit a flush or straight. Raising does not help this hand play to its strength. Raising will win you a small pot or lose you a larger pot.
when i play against players that raise KJs UTG i love it. it helps me play mistake free poker because I fold my dominated hands and 3-bet my dominating hands.
I personally don't like helping my opponents play mistake-free poker against me.
the only time its good to raise KJs UTG is if many people will call 2 bets cold as likely as they will 1 bet. then the whole point of raising is because you increas your value tremendously in a multi-way pot when your hand hits.
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