Should you call the pre-flop raise?

You have AJ off-suit in late position, and there’s a raise of 3x the blind. Everyone folds, and the action is to you. Should you call, or just see some new cards?

Let’s ask Sherlock:
If you are playing against PTall, you can see that he raises over 18% of the time pre-flop. A player that raises 18% of his hands pre-flop is an extremely loose player (unless we are talking about very shorthanded tables). You are likely in a good spot with your AJ and late position. Let’s see that flop!

—BUT—

If luckybenny is your opponent, you can see that he raises pre-flop only 6% of the time, so you can logically assume that a pre-flop raise represents a premium hand, especially when bet from early position. Your A J off-suit is likely an underdog, and we don’t want to chase rabbits. Fold and move on.

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