It's about time we had this discussion

[mikechops]

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It was more of a big hand/big pot logic, but yes I'd rather play a multiway pot with SCs ect.

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Which of these situations is better?

1) you raise to 4BBs with 67s and get 2 callers
2) you raise to 6BBs with 67s and get 1 caller

And these two?

3) you raise to 4BBs with AA and get 2 callers
4) you raise to 5BBs with AA and get 1 caller

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These are great questions. Perhaps I should have said, I was playing FR at the time so the choices were probably more like between 2-3, rather than 1 and 2 callers. And my raise sizes were 3-5BB. But as I said great questions so after a few minutes thought, here are my answers:-

Hmmm... My optimum number of callers with 67s by a long way is 0. I guess I'd marginally prefer 1 over 2 because I have more chance to win with a CB. I think this is more important than the extra implied odds you get with 2 callers.

I'll take 2 callers with AA. You are still 85% to be ahead of two guys on the flop and you are usually good when you get calls on a CB - though it is expensive when you aren't!

I think I see where you are going: raise more when you want to win the pot pre-flop? The trouble is it costs more when you get called or worse, reraised.