AK, AQ offsuit in the blinds, limit holdem

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Not raising in loose games with AQ, AK and QQ is terrible.

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I disagree. I make so much more money when I limp these hands. You want the guy with A9o betting into you when you have AK. If you raise he is less likely to pay you off.

It's the "You gotta raise that preflop" regurgitation that has allowed me to trap the hell out of people and make so much money.

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If you are playing against players who will often lay down A9 in this situation with an A on board, then you might be correct. However, there are plenty of games out there where a raise w/AK or AQ in the blinds will not stop the guy with a weaker A to pay you off on every street. In this case, you have missed a huge pot equity edge by not raising preflop.

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I just now realized this post was about Limit. So yeah I was mistaken.