don't limp the button? why the hell not?

[jerryf1914]

villian is standard tag

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $7.35
BB: $25.80
UTG: $15.65
CO: $31.30
Hero (BTN): $25.00

Preflop: Hero is dealt 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 Players)
2 folds, Hero calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, <font color="red">BB raises to $1.50</font>, Hero calls $1.25, SB folds

Flop: ($3.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $2.25</font>, Hero calls $2.25

Turn: ($7.75) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $5.00</font>, BB folds
Uncalled bet of $5.00 returned to Hero

Pot Size: $7.75 ($0.35 Rake)

[vixticator]

Because you win the blinds like 65% of the time by raising? IDK?

[bung]

raise btn pf

as played, fold flop

[BackdoorQuads]

I hate both pre-flop and flop. What is your goal with this hand? With any small pocket pair, my goal is to flop a set and take down a huge pot, or take down a relatively small pot on the flop. The easiest way to do that is to raise pre-flop, especially in position. If you take it down pre-flop, great. But it's really tough to stack someone in an un-raised pot, even if you do flop that set. Actually, I hate the flop less, but it depends on how often BB has been c-betting. Are you doing this with ATC on the flop?

[samwallistea]

[ QUOTE ]
don't limp the button? why the hell not?

[/ QUOTE ]
- You sacrifice any fold equity a raise would have
- You lay the small blind 5 to 1 to enter the pot
- You fail to build a big pot making it much harder for you to get a big hand paid off
- You let the big blind a free shot to outdraw you

[Rednas]

r u serious?

[skiller3]

Because everytime I see someone limp on the button I kill a kitten.

[hunt1897]

I thinking limping button for him is fine.

[MusashiStyle]

edit nevermind misread

[BackdoorQuads]

He did both...

Anyway. Limping the button in this case is +EV, but raising is +++EV.