[kimchi]

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i'd raise if my image is good


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I'm not sure if a 51/16 will have much opinion about our image. If the blinds are tight and haven't noticed us iso-raising much, then our image to them would be more important.

I think we need reads on the blinds here. If the blinds are loose, wouldn't it be correct to get a multi-way pot by limping. If they're going to call regardless, then we don't want to pay 2sb to see the flop.

Also, raising doesn't often clear out both blinds even if they're tight. Many BBs will loosen up a lot when there's a limper & a raiser - especially if the limper is a gimp.