Re: Standard preflop raise????
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I don't think the size of the raise matters as much as doing the raises with the goal of deceiving your opponents. You have to mix it up
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The ultimate in deception is using the same amount every single time, as the raise tells your opponent absolutely nothing about your hand (other than that it's somewhere in your raising range). Not that varying the amount within a set range is bad, either, just pointing out that you can't possibly give a tell by doing everything exactly the same in every hand you play.
As far as the OP's question goes, the biggest effect the size of your raise has is in the pot odds it offers to your opponents, and especially the big blind. In the most general terms, if you're looking for a "default" raise amount to use while multi-tabling, then make it the most you think you can value raise for in your games--the lower the stakes, the bigger raises you can make preflop and still expect calls from dominated hands & the like. Allow your opponents to make the biggest mistakes they're willing to make.
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