KQo UTG...

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At what stakes do you think it's +EV?

[jonyy6788]

If you're not comfortable raising KQo UTG @ uNL, find a new table or get better postflop.

[tarheeljks]

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Raising with KQos is only setting yourself up for harder decisions in big pots OOP, with horrible reverse implied odds. Toss it, and just loosen up on the button.

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doesn't mean it's not profitable to raise it and it does not have "horrible reverse implied odds." not every +ev scenario involves an easy decision

[DaycareInferno]

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But do you advocate raising KQos in EP? I think it's generally a move that is -EV in uNL.

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i'm ok with folding it or raising it. i feel like its good enough that if we're playing better than our opponents, that its a money maker. i don't like to play it without any reads. against actual good players, you don't want people to be able to put you on a tiny range of hands.

[eigenvalue]

KQo UTG is 6 handed a boarderline hand. You can throw it away if you feel uncomfortable with it and you will not loose much value by doing so, if you loose value at all.

[traz]

KQo UTG is a relatively big winner for me. I'm never folding it UTG. But you can't play it like it's AK...so I suppose it's a matter of comfort

[pkrPlayerBr]

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I personally throw away KQo in that position.

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[monkeymaps]

as long as your not limping with it UTG i think raising/folding is fine.

I dont think your giving up that much by not playing it from EP. but others might say otherwise. table texture is pretty important. if you have a couple of crazies behind you opening might not be best with this hand.

[QuietEarner]

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I personally throw away KQo in that position.

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I said this because looking at pokertracker, I was bleeding money in that position. So my fix was fold it.

[Vedocorban]

FWIW, KQo has about 25% equity vs five random hands, more than its fair share. I generally raise for value UTG.