5/10 half pot game full of calling stations

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i have never played in the structure you describe, but i do like discussing theory, so here goes.
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Flop bets also get called with backdoor draws, gutshots, and a lot of other garbage type hands less than top pair.

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this seems pretty close to correct. if someone leads for half pot in a 10bb pot 5 way, you need to call 5bb getting 3:1, but by the time it gets to the last player its more like 6:1 or 7:1, assuming a passive game.

i'd go for a lot of limp reraises with high card hands preflop, and go for a checkraise on the flop, assuming someone behind you is probably going to throw out a few chips with top or mid pair. c/r would be a strong tool, because it allows you to get that extra half pot bet in, which is going to be critical in building pots. it also will help you force bad odds on the drawing hands and lesser pair hands, if you can get them to call two cold.

it seems like this game will play postflop a lot like limit, with draws going up in value from implied odds.