[Albert Moulton]

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I can't believe that this much effort is going into whether or not to raise AA to 10BBs preflop.

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It may not need to be 10bb's. The theoretical question is one of reverse implied odds. Is it theoretically higher EV to raise more than OP's 5bb's given the effective stack sizes in that hand? I used 10bbs as an example.

I think it is higher EV to raise more, as much as 10bbs, even if villain only calls the larger raise only 10% of the time.

I'm only putting so much effort into it because I think the math supports my belief despite the overwhelming exerience in the forum that believes the opposite. I'm trying to understand the EV calc. that supports that experience.