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Originally Posted by the_dude_174
4. If you open wider than ~99+, AQ+ (I'm assuming you do) do you call 3bs from LP with your good drawing hands and try to play OOP?
Dude,
You may be OK but I give you a better approach
Your range of playing, opening from any position except CO and BT has got to be something and very exactly (LOL) like this: 22+, A2s+, all suited Broadways JTs+, T9s down to 76s and AKo, AQo. That's 14%. In the CO and BT you add the marginal AJo, ATo, A9o, A8o, A5o, KQo, KJo, QJo, J9s, Q9s, K9s, K8s. That's 20%. In SB add some more like T8s, 97s, 86s, 75s, 64s, and all remaining offsuited Aces from A7o down to A2o.
You always come the 1st one in for a raise 5xbb and add $5 per each extra limper or $10 per extra limper in the 5-10 game. Yes, you raise with your entire playable range. This range is universal. It never change. If you get a raise upfront you assign villain a range that is kind of the upper half of the universal range. So, you compare where you stand with your hand vs. the upper half of the range. If your hand is in the upper part of the upper half of the range you 3! except you always 3! with AA, KK and A5s or ATs and if you get 4! you drop A5s/ATs and shove AA/KK. You constantly compare your hand with the universal range and use the middle line as reference. You play your hand vs. that sector of villain range in reference to where are you located, above or bellow the middle line. That's the magic question.
Calling only the 2! with QQ down to 22, all suited Broadways and 76s up to T9s. If you got a raise from the UTG you always drop AQo and 98s for obvious reasons to avoid to be nutted by AK.
You don't look to win money preflop. Your preflop play is to set you up to win money postflop. That's why you need "equity when called". You need "hits" on the flop. Trash hands and most unsuited hands don't generate "hits"