If you are feeling unlucky, read this...

[sjay2k]

apologies for posting strategy thoughts. the one-outter sucks, but i'm just a little confused about raising 98o, even OTB, with a limper up front.

perhaps i should have replied with an irrelevant allusion to my own bad luck.

[PShabi]

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[Talking Poker]

Like I said, if you never raise 98o OTB after an UTG limper, I'm not sure how much more we have to discuss. Cause I do.

Maybe your way is right and mine is wrong or vice versa, but I'm inclined to think either are ok, so long as whatever you do fits with your style and you are a competent player after the flop. I'm leaning (significantly) toward my way, of course, since if you flat out don't play connectors like this, I think you are probably way too predictable at the table and observant opponents will realize you are a nit and never play speculative hands.

[johnp158]

OK that's fine, and I was frustrated. But I get tired of reading the 1-liner strategy posts with no explanation to them. Maybe sometimes that's all you need, because it seems fairly straightforward.

But, depending on how loose-passive is, aren't you supposed to be attacking their early position limps with all kinds of cards from the button? I don't see how you can just say, "duh, don't raise preflop with crap," when that clearly wasn't the issue in the hand.