in poker, close means close to 0 EV which means it doesnt matter
spending a lot of time thinking about close situations is essentially wasting your time
i think you should reraise preflop and try to take it down. make it 24 to go and lead out on any flop for 3/4 of the pot. it is the simplest way to play the hand because you can easily lay down on the flop if you get any action. also you will win right on the flop a lot of the time unless he flops a really big hand. he is open raising on the button so his hand might be very weak and if you just call you have no idea what he has since you didnt do anything to define his hand more.
i'd be happy he moved in on me here on the river. you lost but oh well.
definition of close
spending a lot of time thinking about close situations is essentially wasting your time
i think you should reraise preflop and try to take it down. make it 24 to go and lead out on any flop for 3/4 of the pot. it is the simplest way to play the hand because you can easily lay down on the flop if you get any action. also you will win right on the flop a lot of the time unless he flops a really big hand. he is open raising on the button so his hand might be very weak and if you just call you have no idea what he has since you didnt do anything to define his hand more.
i'd be happy he moved in on me here on the river. you lost but oh well.