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Originally Posted by SwolyswoND
Because this board smacks our range, and completely missed an old TAG guy's opening range. And no, he's not going to shove $700 with KK/AA if we raise flop to about $200.
I guess I just don’t understand what we’re trying to accomplish with a raise?
-Are we raising for value because we think V is going to call with worse? What worse hand do we think he’s going to call with?
-Are we raising to try and get him to lay down better? Surely this can’t be it? Maybe my ranging sucks but when an old man opens for $20 in a 1/2 game and then bombs a four way flop for 3/4 pot a neon sign starts to go off.
-Are we raising to thin out the field and pick up some equity? Don’t we want SB and BB to come along for the ride and improve our pot odds to draw to our straight?
-Are we raising to try for a free card on the turn? I guess I can maybe see this argument if we are reasonably sure V won’t come back over the top of us or donk the turn.
I’m not trying to be difficult, just understand and learn how to properly think through these things.