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Old 07-22-2007, 09:29 PM
pete fabrizio pete fabrizio is offline
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Default Re: Noob question: should you always pot preflop when you play the but

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Raising only 3x bb is unnecessary weak sauce.

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Pete, why do you feel this is weak? Aren't we just trying to build a pot with a good/speculative hand in position without trying to over commit before seeing the flop?

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imagine you are playing blackjack and the count is well in your favor. do you bet 3x your normal amount so that you don't "over-commit" before seeing your cards? or do you bet the maximum?
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