[Jeffage]

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this question arose after seeing jeffage raise with a medium pair with 2 overs behind him which seems bad but i am a stud novice so i dont know if this is commonly done or not.

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Generally, it is bad. I had game-specific reasons to make that raise - one, the ace was held by a predictable player who would not raise without aces or a big pocket pair. So I felt like I only had to get past the queen really. Also, games on the Internet are generally much tighter than live stud games and steals work much more often. In addition, in a 30-60 game, the odds on a steal are pretty good.

If I had the sixes up front with the J, 10, Q and Ace behind me, it would have been an instamuck. With just the two overs behind me, I'd often fold if those two overs are live and definitely fold if they are held by tenacious or aggressive players who may raise again without aces or otherwise make my life difficult.

I'm not saying the third street play was "correct" (I acknowledged as much in my post), but I did have reasons for making it.

Jeff