[txbarbarossa]

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standard raise at 1/2 is $10. If someone raises to $15 or higher it screams pocket pair 88+, its amazing how the $5 difference in raise tells so much. This is just my experience though.

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There is often something to this, but I've seen it be "scared" QQ as well. One thing it does (nearly always) scream is that the raiser isn't very good at postflop play.

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This is true. In fact making the std $10 preflop raise will disguise the strength of say a KK or AA. I've had players call me down with Ace high or any Top pair b/c I made a "small" preflop raise.

Casino games, especially at 1-2NL, have been extremely fishy in my experience. The rule is that it plays about 10 times worse in stakes than online. I.e. 1-2NL online plays like 10-20NL live, etc.

I will say this.. as 1-2NL live game is extremely loose. It's really an issue of patience and pushing big hands and folding the rest of the time. Figure out the suckers real fast and you will very rarely lose. Usually about half the table or more are complete donks.