Re: The Pre Flop Raise
The problem I find with mini-raising is that it's increasingly more difficult to put them on a hand postflop when you get called (especially when the BB calls) . I prefer raising 3x the bb which gives me that extra fold equity and allows me to define a players hand better .
In many cases , I may even raise to 4x the bb if I expect to be called often from behind . So in general , you should be willing to increase your size raise with your value hands at a loose calling table .
If the table is incorrectly calling with many hands when you make 2x raises but they're correctly folding with many hands when you make 3-x raises then you should choose the former . If the opposite is true , then you should choose the latter .
So the best answer I could give you is to play around with different raises and see what works best for that particular session .
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