move preflop

Table 'Abastumani' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: redmondave ($22.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Owly ($26.05 in chips)
Seat 3: BORG DRONE ($14.80 in chips)
Seat 4: gotgamble20 ($33.10 in chips)
Seat 5: setlerslater ($2.30 in chips)
Seat 6: hannes22 ($27.85 in chips)
Seat 7: TinglyArmMan ($28.15 in chips)
Seat 8: acesup360 ($13 in chips)
Seat 9: skywalker_v ($15.95 in chips)
gotgamble20: posts small blind $0.10
setlerslater: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to redmondave [6s 6h]
hannes22: folds
TinglyArmMan: folds
acesup360: calls $0.25
skywalker_v: folds
redmondave:

what is the right play here. do i want to raise so when i hit they pay me off or limp and hope someone else gets a piece if i hit the set. i have an early limper as well..
give me some advice on the play you would do in this situation

Call, hoping to hit a set.

Originally Posted by k8s

Call, hoping to hit a set.

i dont hit my set and i lose BB amount but i raise preflop i can some extra on it playing him out after the flop

It depends.

Originally Posted by Fnord

It depends.

If there are preflop calling stations i limp.
if they are tight preflop i raise in this position but normlly limp.
I'd prefer to make a cheap monster rather than though money at a probable post flop bluff

Originally Posted by Miffed22001

I'd prefer to make a cheap monster rather than though money at a probable post flop bluff

It's not a bluff when you probably have the best hand.

Limp, play the flop accordingly.

In position raise, out of position limp. In this case, raise.

Originally Posted by aislephive

In position raise, out of position limp. In this case, raise.

Don't mean to thread jack but aislephive, I was playing poker with you earlie today on UB. Didn't realize you were from FTR until I just saw this post.

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Originally Posted by Ripptyde

yes its a LIMP...low pocket pair out of position. Dont waste your money raising here with only a 12.5% chance of hitting. Low pocket pairs are trap hands but you want to invest the least amount of money possible pre flop....still call to any raise you can afford and look for that set

He is sitting in HJ so hes not out of position unless the CO or Button raises. Eiether way though, I still limp here.

Honestly, it can be played to a raise or a limp. Both ways have pros and cons.

Raising
Pro: isolates and establishes you as the aggressor. If you hit there is more chance of a big pot and a big payoff. If you miss you can still win with a C-bet.
Con: puts more money into the pot on a 12% chance to hit. If your opp will call [the flop] with anything or if he hit you just lost more $ than limping.

Limping
Pro: lets you see a flop cheaply.
Con: if there is a raise behind you, you can call but you now LOOK like you may have PP which makes it easier for your opp to get away from the trap when you come out flinging mud.

Originally Posted by Les_Worm

Originally Posted by aislephive

In position raise, out of position limp. In this case, raise.

Don't mean to thread jack but aislephive, I was playing poker with you earlie today on UB. Didn't realize you were from FTR until I just saw this post.

Yeah I don't think I was doing particularly well at that table, just picking up small pots here and there. I've got to stop bluffing at those stakes, it's killing me.