[neurotiq]

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In Small Stakes Hold Em, they suggest not raising with any pocket pair's higher than 99's in this position, but you guys are arguing to raise.

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This is because SSHE was written about games very different from the online games of today. Specifically, it's written about very loose-passive small stakes live games, where it's practically unimaginable that there would not be any callers before you in HJ/MP3.

~neurotiq

P.S. we're playing together right now at the same table at FTP. Best of luck! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

EDIT: Remember, also, that SSHE itself says of its preflop recommendations: "These recommendations are not rigid. View them like training wheels for preflop play...An expert who fully understands preflop and postflop concepts will frequently deviate (correctly) from these suggestions (76)."