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Originally Posted by monikrazy
Post the hand history.
I'll do my best, this was several weeks ago so the details may not be completely accurate:
4 limpers, I'm on the BTN with A2xx with a suited ace and I raise. BB and all limpers call.
Flop is QQ8r. BB checks, first limper bets, next limper calls, folds around to me, I call and the BB calls.
Turn is 5 putting 4 suits on the board. BB checks, first limper bets, next limper calls, I call.
River is a 6. BB checks, first limper bets, next limper calls, I ???
Now in THIS case, the first limper probably has a Q. The other two villains are acting like they both have lows, so most likely a raise would just build a pot for the first limper. They're also both very passive, so if they made a straight they would probably check-call out of fear someone has a full house on the paired board.
But the other two villains have been playing and showing down every kind of rag you can imagine all night - if there's ANY CHANCE AT ALL that one of them has A3 and the other has a worse queen or a straight they're afraid to bet or raise, a raise could be profitable.
If both of the other villains have A2:
I call, and I put in $8 and get $32/6 = $5 back.
I raise, and I put in $16 and get $64/6 = $10 back.
If one villain has A2 and the other A3:
I call, and I put in $8 and get $32/4 = $8 back.
I raise, and I put in $16 and get $64/4 = $16 back.
If one villain has A3 and the other a worse Q:
I call, and I put in $8 and get $32/2 = $16 back.
I raise, and I put in $16 and get $64/2 = $32 back.
I can't lose unless the other two vilains both have exactly A2, and even in that case I really don't lose that much. Raising seems like a no-brainer here, but I'm open to constructive criticism if I'm wrong.
Last edited by DalTXColtsFan; 10-26-2018 at 10:07 PM.