[rubixxcube]

Hmmm... i probably wind up calling down since i seem to like to pay off players way more than i should. Looking back and saying fold is so much easier than when you are in the hand.

My followup question is this:
I am slightly confused by a few comments i have seen here as well as in some other posts that say something along the lines of "I would raise to see where i am at", then if i get reraised i would simply call down.

I find these statements very contradictory but i hear it all the time in a live game, people say that they raise to see where they are at and then get reraised and call down the entire hand.

When you say you are raising to see where you are at it would seem to me that you should fold to the reraise because you just "Found Out" that you are behind yet you call down anyway. I fully admit i have problems laying down hands like this in a limit game. I don't usually raise to find out where i am at if i am not going to fold to a reraise or call the reraise and fold on the next card.

It would seem to be the cheapeast to simply call down as it will cost you the least when behind as well as keep a bluffer bluffing. If i raise and the bettor has nothing and they blank on the turn the hand ends anyway. Raising for informational purposes, calling the 3 bet and calling down the rest of the hand seems like the most expensive.

I'm not saying that raising for information is a bad idea, but if that information just costs you 2 more small bets if you can't fold then i think calling is a better option.