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Is it a mistake if you don't cap it preflop, its it a badplay if you just call getting raised preflop here?

[/ QUOTE ]bballwiz - I probably would not raise preflop with Ad2h4cKc from UTG. I think of the hand as more of a "pulling" hand than a "pushing" hand.

Since I play in B&M casinos and loose games abound, it doesn't make much sense for me to hang around in a rock garden, except as biding my time waiting for the game to loosen up. Thus Dave probably has a much better perspective than I have on how to play the hand in a tight, aggressive game (which seems to be the type of game he's describing here).

However, if I did raise with the hand before the flop, I'd probably cap with it on the first betting round. But I don't know as I'd call it a "mistake" or "bad play" not to cap pre-flop. Seems to me to depend upon your motive for raising or calling.

Buzz