88 hand ($10 SnG)

[nogenius]

Seat 1: dadnod ($1,335 in chips)
Seat 2: benathan1 ($3,165 in chips)
Seat 3: im nogenius [8C,8H] ($1,600 in chips)
Seat 4: cozzzmo ($3,145 in chips)
Seat 7: mcxc03 ($1,950 in chips)
Seat 8: hockey166803 ($830 in chips)
Seat 9: machined01 ($2,975 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
mcxc03 posts blind ($25), hockey166803 posts blind ($50).

PRE-FLOP
machined01 folds, dadnod folds, benathan1 folds, im nogenius ???

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Players left to act were ordinary $11 players, nothing too donkish.

What's your move here?

[vqc]

raise to 150.

[samsonite2100]

Raise to 125, but yeah. Raise.

[GatorJH]

The only time I wouldn't raise here is if you have been stealing pots lately.

[Aplomado]

raise to 150.

Maybe I'm conservative but I think this is a call. With only $50 blinds and 7-handed it seems like you're pissing away chips raising preflop with middle pairs.

[vqc]

raise to 150.

Maybe I'm conservative but I think this is a call. With only $50 blinds and 7-handed it seems like you're pissing away chips raising preflop with middle pairs.

its also a semisteal.

[samsonite2100]

But with only the button in front of him, CO can buy position and set himself up for a good c-bet. I think it's worth it, depending on the table.

[GatorJH]

Maybe I'm conservative but I think this is a call. With only $50 blinds and 7-handed it seems like you're pissing away chips raising preflop with middle pairs.

Three people have already folded so it is, in effect, a 4 handed game. Also, you are just one off of the button so you are in good position and have a good enough hand to raise here. If you get a call and a scare card comes up it will be much easier to lay this down than if you cold call and have no idea what anyone has.

[MAX]

I think there is nothing wrong with calling when you have the correct implied odds to play this for set value.