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Another where I cold-called your Button open from SB and draw two vs. your three. I bet, you raise with what I think was 8543x. I don't think there's any value in raising there. I almost always have a better draw there.


[/ QUOTE ]I cant see it as being much of a leak either.

There are 20 combinations (6 choose 3) of 1 card draws to an 8 or better which include a two. 10 (5 choose 2) of these are to 8s and of those 7 are worse than 8543. There are also 4 straight draws. Add to that your hands are scewed toward the better hands(one way of 2678 but 3 ways of getting 2347), the times you are pat, your one card 9 draws, an occational 2 card draw and him having position atleast I would raise here under most conditions. At worst I guess it costs very little to gain some desception/good image/ or put some pressure on.

Anybody else thinking that raising here is a leak? If I were raising 34, 38 or worse on the button I would love an 3458 against an OP trying to make me pay for starting very weak.