I'm not really sure what you're talking about???
If you think a C-bet is a 'shitty play' then please come and play at my table.. lol
Secondaly you asked am I going to call if someone comes over the top? Over the top of what? you gave no example of a flop? If the flop is A99, then yes I probably will.. lol
However I doubt I'd be in this situation as I never said raise in first position with a hand like 9-10 and by first position I take it you mean UTG??? I play really tight UTG and would just fold 9-10. You can play looser as you get in the cut off and on the button as you have more info on the players that have acted in front of you and you get to make better descisions post flop.
If you have a lot of loose players left to act after you then I'd suggest folding marginal hands and tightening your range for value, don't limp in UTG with a hand like 9-10, it's just fishy and not going to be profitable in the long run.
If lots of other players have limped in then yes by all means
OVER LIMP (there is a difference between over limping and
OPEN LIMPING - open limping means you're thr first player to enter the pot & Over limping is where you limp after other players have entered the pot which isn't nessaceraly a bad play in the right circumstances).
Limping the button when it's folded round to you is just bad play and the reason it's bad is because you're cutting down your chances to win the pot. If it's just the blinds left to act then you can win them there and then with a raise as they'll have junk way more often than they'll have a hand, you can win on the flop with a c-bet, or you can flop a great draw or disguised hand and build a huge pot when you want to.
As you improve as a player you'll start to spot the fish by the fact that they limp/ call a lot and they are easy to beat, in fact that is where most good players make their money in poker.
The whole point of my post was that if you are the
FIRST player to enter the pot (and that could be in any position depending on the action - it's folded to you) and you have a hand that is
WORTH PLAYING in that position (so not too loose in early position) then it's more profitable to raise than it is to limp. The reasons why are stated in my original post.
Hope that helps if you are still unsure or any hypothetical situations then please feel free to ask and I'll do my best to help.
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