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Originally Posted by ZuneIt
*johnny has 1000s of hours of live experience. Much of it playing 2/5NL. I would not even think of recommending that range to a beginner.
*When he raises pre in the BB with KJo, his holding is not what he considers to be the most important element behind his reasoning for the raise.
*Only a coach, who has talked with you for a few hours & has a solid grasp of your poker knowledge could begin to consider themselves qualified to make a recommendation.
I will give this bit of advice: you can win enough playing the Button, CO, HJ, LJ & Steal seats to overcome lost revenue folding OOP pre-flop. Your win-rate won't be as good as johnny's, but what do you expect as a beginner? Master those seats where you can get absolute position vs your Vs. Don't try & master the whole game at once.
ZuneIt nails the answer. As a beginner asking a very general question where the true answer is, "it depends," I'd probably look at just raising KK+. The reality is that at the beginner stage, all your net profit is going to come from having AA and playing on the button. That's it. Everything else is going to be metagame. Your overall play is going to be fat value betting. Hit a good hand and bet. If you don't have a good hand, fold.
The biggest mistake most players make starting out is that they to incorporate too much in their game, not too little. You'll be surprised how much you can make just playing a simple game.
