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[litlebullet]

Is it worth raising with those midpairs like 66-1010?

Absolute Poker
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.50/$1
5 players
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Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is UTG with 8 8
Hero raises, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: 7 A 3 (8.5SB, 4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls.

Turn: 7 (6.25BB, 4 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO checks, Button checks.

River: A (6.25BB, 4 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO bets, 2 folds, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: 8.25BB

[sabes99]

i definitely would with 8-8 there, in limit i think if you're first one in you've gotta be raising or folding, esp short handed

you played the hand fine imo

[aim786]

NH. I also raise 55 UTG.

[Zach6668]

I seem to be a loser with 22-55, so I pretty much raise 66+ utg, but I do throw in 55 sometimes. Otherwise I fold.

You don't want to be limping these hands ever, btw (unless a couple people limped, you could limp along with 22-66). I'd still recommend value raising 77+ from every position. I tend to 3-bet with 77+ as well.

This specific hand, I think you played fine, but you could definitely find a fold on the river. He's almost never bluffing into 3 others. A call can't be horrible though.

[CoranMoran]

I always raise this preflop.
Your hand is usually best preflop.

I play the hand exactly the same as you.
I am prepared to check-fold that turn.
But I check-call the river to one bet every time.
Especially when I am closing the action like you are here.

--CM