NL200 | Preflop

[Grunch]

It's a preflop question, you know you love it.

Riddle me this. BB is whovever you want it to be.

Full Tilt Poker
$1/$2 No Limit Hold'em Ring Game
5 Players
LegoPoker Hand Converter

<font color="black">Stack Sizes</font>
Hero (SB): $198.1
UTG: $203.35
MP: $344.40
CO: $259.60
BTN: $79.90

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($3, 5 players)
MP folds, CO folds, BTN folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $8</font> ... ?

Why did I raise this? If I get called I'm playing a raise pot out of position with a marginal one pair hand. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[Jojje_2k]

wtf VERY standard raise?

[Grunch]

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wtf VERY standard raise?

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Tell my why or get out of my thread.

[Claunchy]

Well, if BB is folding (either to the initial raise or to my c-bet), I'm raising almost ATC, and AT = ATC, ergo raise.

If villain is a loose-passive fish, I'm so ahead of his calling range I don't really mind being OOP.

I agree that if BB is prone to 3-betting PF or is tricky/floaty postflop, folding is totally okay.

[kolotoure]

How the bb plays alters my play a lot here

[Outlaw4033]

Because as far as we know Villian has a totally random hand, in which case we are a favorite, and we want his $2?

I would think a lot of this depends on our image too.

[PBJaxx]

Grunch, do you raise this UTG?

[ikestoys]

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wtf VERY standard raise?

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Tell my why or get out of my thread.

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he speaks the truth sir, and its not that complicated...

A10 is way ahead of villains range in BB, and is still ahead of the range he calls with...

[Grunch]

Ok, let's say he's not a loose passive fish, and AT is not ahead of his calling range. It's either a flip or a dog.

Let's also say he's not folding pockets to a CB unless there's an Ace on board.

IOW, somewhat tight, somewhat passive, somewhat cynical.

[kolotoure]

If villain is a good TAG I am not raising here