EV of calling a preflop 3bet with small/medium pairs

[DougieG]

Re: open limping v. raising, the issue driving every debate IMO is style. If you open limp hands including SCs, small/med pp's then it's fine, if you don't open limp other hands don't open limp small/medium pp's. In this case, if we KNOW that this villian will r/r our raise and will have AK or a big pp, obv we open limp. Even the guys that open raise all the time (myself included) would probably open limp if we KNEW that this villian would be reraising his AK/big pp.

The point here is addressed by Mack when he says you need to be good enough post flop to play people off their hands occasionally w/o a set. IMO most of the guys that do favor open raising pf as opposed to open limping have enough experience with 3 bet pots (as they tend to be the same players 3 betting light in position) that they can play proficiently post flop.

That isn't me saying those favoring open raising pf are better players. I do feel that it is a better strategy in general and that's why I use it, but I see the other side of the argument and one's style should be more dictated by the dynamics of the table than anything else.