[jack frost]

I think if you are raising like 4-7bb with big pp and 3-4bb with stuff like a-q k-q suited ect.. and 2bb or limping with sc's and pp's you are very very predictable and I want you at my table. I think it is better to standard raise(4bb+1 per limper) than to vary your raises in this manner.

However I do vary my raises. I will raise 3bb up front (utg-utg+2) with any thing AA all the way down suited one gappers it doesn;t matter I like to be called and play poker after the flop because I feel most players I can play with after the flop.

From mid pos. on I raise to 4bb+1bb per limper with what ever I am playing. I like to raise 3bb when folded to on the button especially if I have a good hand and some times I will raise to 2.5bb or 4bb if I have been doing this to the same opponent allot just throw them off and make the m suspisious.

I think if you notice more times than not people who say you should have raised more is because of situations like this. Utg limps guy in mid pos. raises to 5bb you make 12bb on the button the donktard in utg smooth calls the guy in mid pos. that raised has a-q suited he knows that you probably have him beat but he is getting a good price to crack your kings and/or stack donkey boy from utg so he calls 7bb into a 29bb pot and flops a str8 stacks you and donkey boy whom had k-10.

Now if you raise to say 15-18bb donktard goes out and a-qs either folds or incorrectly calls which is what you want.