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Originally Posted by Mr. Big Stack
Please correct my thinking - Isn't this a hand that plays well multiway given the implied odds? I understand that in the SB I should be playing closer to an UTG range and mostly raising or folding. But doesn't calling pre here maybe induce the BB to call making the implied odds even better? Even without the BB calling, over the long run calling pre here is - EV?
Ever heard of set over set? That's not something you want to be on the bottom end of. And even if you don't get set over set, most of the money usually goes in on very wet boards only, and a lot of times you will be the one drawing vs a made straight or flush. In other words, a lot of the implied odds you think you have if you flat small pairs is actually *reverse* implied odds. And the more people in the pot the higher the chances of you getting bitchslapped by the poker gods. Stay away from small pairs unless you are opening them yourself in late position.