[myheadhurts]

[ QUOTE ]
I don't see why you need to raise more than 4bb+1bb per limper against people whom over call. Thats what you want them to do not try to fold them. If they are over calling you should have no problem building the pot after the flop.

[/ QUOTE ]

Because an extra bb means the pot is 20% bigger than it would be otherwise, and hence your edge is 20% bigger. If you are the better post flop player, why wouldn't you want to maximise your edge?


I always find it strange that people want to pidgeonhole themselves as a post flop player, and therefore ignore preflop play as much as they can. Actually, its not that strange - its exactly the same as people ignoring the math behind plays. "My play is all about feel. I don't need the math - I'm a winning player, so that proves I don't need it". (Translation: "It's hard....")

(And before someone gets on my back, it's also equivilent to someone overfocusing on preflop play or on the math. The phrase "do such and such so you won't have a difficult decision later" always annoys me - don't give up value because you can't be bothered to learn to play post flop).