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Originally Posted by philepistemer
The point is, is that I didn't title the thread "should I open Q9o in mp given these game conditions." Really, the biggest reason I open any non-standard hand is that I'll get to play a pot with a lot of money behind against someone who sucks at poker. If you're at a table full of nits and 2 whales that never fold pre and who are absolutely clueless postflop it can make sense to open Q9o in mp.
Described players aren't so great to make loose opens in front of when you're OOP (don't fold pre, attack weakness postflop, etc). You're gonna get yourself accidentally exploited.
IP where you can keep pot size under control, raise bets without risking it checking through, etc is a whole other story.
Obviously, against ****ty players you can still open a bit wider, but you hold Q9o and have an entire 6-max table left to act behind you. Bad players are allowed to get dealt hands too, and there's a quite decent chance that somebody left to act has some kinda broadways or decent pair, and when we're OOP and have initiative (and based on flop play, are apparently cbetting 100%), we're in a bad position to find out when they do without investing some money.