bounty hunter, stone bubble, AQ about 16bb deep. LP station suddenly click 3b's

GELDY

Not able to do the limping
but have tried out the min raising
mixed results to date but does appear to provide another string for the bow
nice one ivan
always nice to see someone wiling to take on the  concensus
with a well argued alternative

F_Ivanovic

Going to keep this reply really short (for once) and so I don't end up in a big debate with you Borin I think I mentioned somewhere that raising pre is slightly more +ev from a theretical stand point.  If we were playing cash with the same BB's I would without a question raise it up (probably make it somewhere between 2.5 and 3x though) - however, this is a tournament and so survival (especially when up against weaker players) is more important than taking a ever so slightly more +ev line. Tournaments are high variance by nature so reducing variance where possible is always a good idea.

Having said all this I think the SB does play a somewhat crucial role. If he's very likely to limp but also very likely to fold to a raise then I think raising is better. If he's limping with much the same range as calling a 2x min-r then I think limping is better.