[levAA]

c-betting is only one option - with one overcard i would also consider a check/raise - depending on the action before me.

i would never say that limping a medium PP in early position is a wrong or bad play...but it's only rarely my play.

an utg limp has usually 2 possible outcomes:

1.) you get a bunch of limpers - with a PP you need to make a set or you can't continue - if you hit the set it's fine, cause you will often find someone who pays you off.

2.) you get raised - there you have many possible ways to go. if it's a single raiser you can according to his range - push, call (against a tight player only if stacks are deep enough) or even fold. against a raiser, with multiple callers it's similar to point 1.

the problem is (like often with passive play) that you are in most situations dependent on the cards you see on the flop.

i think with raising preflop you have more choices to play, even if you don't hit the flop.

with 26BB i think it's simply style-dependant which way you like to go.