Re: preflop raise?
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Not raising because you don’t want to give up information seems short sighted to me.
[/ QUOTE ]Short sighted???
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the players calling the raise also give away information about there (sic) hands as well.
[/ QUOTE ]Absolutely. That's a principal reason to raise.
Dismas - Rightly or wrongly, on the first betting round, I raise or don't raise more because of the effect I think it will have on my opponents than because of whether I have a premium hand or not.
Playing in that fashion works for me and is a satisfying, interesting way for me to play. However, admittedly that style of play is more complex and more advanced than rote memorization of the premium hands and raising whenever you are dealt one, plus "adding a small percentage of hands you would not normally raise."
I assume you have read the entire thread, but if you have not, perhaps you are missing the overall picture.
However, do what works for you.
Buzz
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