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Originally Posted by DalTXColtsFan
Not to derail my own thread here, but supposing for the sake of argument that UTG had a big pocket pair, what are the merits of betting out vs. going for a checkraise? I'm on the fence.
UTG+1 is very likely to not have much of a hand since it was a clear wtf-cap. There's a rare scenario where two limpers both have huge hands that they're both trying to limp-reraise but that's super unlikely.
Therefore, trying to check-raise UTG+1 is pure folly. UTG+1 is only going to bet if he connected hard with whatever trash he capped with pre.
And BTN is only going to bet if he connected as well given the strength that UTG showed preflop.
If you bet out, no one can check, but they can raise, allowing you to 3-bet.
Betting out is simply better.