Keep the pot small or try and take it down?

[GaF]

A contrived situation..... You are in the small blind in a cash game or early in a tournament (i.e. no time pressure).....you have a decent hand that is probably best now, but that doesn't play well after the flop......something like 99 or TT ..... there are multiple limpers before you ...... what is your primary objective? 1) Keep the pot small as you will be out of position after the flop (so call) or 2) Bet Big to try and take down the pot now because you are out of position after the flop - you almost certainly have the best hand and you should bet when you are ahead!!

[voiceofjoe]

Re: Keep the pot small or try and take it down? with PP i'd limp in and hope to hit big - if you get one caller when you bet big your OOP anyway, and up against a big hand. I'm sure long term the PP would be far more profitable