Re: Sklansky says...
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the only reason to limp with aa/kk pf is for deception. The standard play is to raise. Since we're playing at the micro limits, in general, we dont need to mix up our play too much.
The majority of players we play against are not observant. If we raise in early position, most of them dont see any difference than if we open raise from CO. You only need to mix up your play against observant, thinking opponants... Against random donks, taking a less EV root to mix up our play is usually just a waste of time.
Obviously its importamt not to become too easiliy readable. But as long as your raising range pf is more than aa/kk/qq/ak, then against your average player i see no reason to try and disguise AA by not raising it. I think Sklanksys advice is more targeted towards higher stakes where deception is key.
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Good post!
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