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Originally Posted by jdr0317
Raizitup1time IMO.
It could just be memory bias, but I feel like with this particular hand, if I raise it I'm going to get one late-position coldcaller and one blind along for the ride, so I'm stuck in the middle with an easily-dominated hand with no showdown value unimproved, and vulnerable when either card pairs. That's why I'm often so tempted to limp it - I'm more likely to get the 5- or 6-way pot I want, even if I have to pay two bets to see the flop.
Yet it's a top 11% hand, therefore it would be nitty as *$#@ to not play it at all.
With this particular hand, if I raise and only get 1 or 2 callers, what am I hoping is going to happen once the flop comes, i.e. I flop top pair on a dry board and don't face aggression, I flop a strong draw with odds to chase, one or more overcards to my JT flop making it easy to get away from my hand etc?
What else should I be thinking about?