Stud8 - Kinda-steal with kinda-ok hand in kinda-ok spot

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I think 3rd is a fold. You have a trash hand. You can't steal the antes, as someone has entered the pot, albeit with a hand that may actually be worse than yours.

The two factors that make it a fold:

1. The Rake. Any edge you might have against the limper's worse trash will be eaten by the rake.

2. The bring-in could have a hand. If he does, you've put yourself in a money-losing spot.

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I think you played it fine apart from the initial call.

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I didn't call. So do you advocate folding in this spot? I think that seems pretty bad ...

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