GEN: pretty common marginal preflop spots.

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GEN: pretty common marginal preflop spots.

HJ: DonK is LAG: 257.56
CO: xxniang59xx: 70.45
BN: Actr@pid: 213.52
SB: Joelapioche: 249.05
BB: Lacorde: 203
UTG: paikaikai: 208.65
Preflop (3) (6 Players)
Joelapioche was dealt 9 9
paikaikai folds, DonK is LAG raises to 6, xxniang59xx calls 6, Actr@pid raises to 24, Joelapioche folds, Lacorde folds, DonK is LAG folds, xxniang59xx calls 18

BTN seems to 3b a lot, but sample is small. He's less likely to 3b very light here with the 35bb stack being involved. I'm always wondering what to do with 88-TT / AJs-AQ type of hands here.

With 20bb already in the middle, should we 4b/stack off with those hands? Should we 4b/fold? should we cold call? Should we fold? All options seem marginal and neutral EV IMO, so I usually choose the less stressing route / low variance and just fold, because I don't believe I'm making much money either way, I'm too constrained by relative positions.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not afraid of variance, and pretty often I play like a maniac. But in those spots I cannot really define my edge and prefer to let them go. I think it's interesting to consider the EV of the spot, but also the EV of choosing his spots when grinding for a living.

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