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I responded to this in SSMTT. Obviously, it is not getting as warm a reception here. Some people flat call (my understanding is cold calling means calling when you don't already have money in the pot) too much. In live tournaments, you will often see a raise a bunch of flat callers or a bunch of limpers. In either case, it is tempting to come over top of them. So I see nothing wrong with always coming into the pot with a raise as an excercize to get out of the habbit of flat calling too much.

Generally, you want to flat call from the CO or button with position or from the BB with pot odds. You also want to flat call more with pps or suited connectors.