blind play with raisable(?) hands

[Dominic]

your average 1/2 loose game:

you've got AJs in the BB...3 limpers and the SB completes.

Raise or run 'em? What about AJos? ATs? AQos? KQs? 88?

This paticular scenario is driving me crazy.

[soah]

I check all of these in loose games. I'd rather push huge edges postflop than thin edges preflop.

[My_Name_Is_Hov]

I raise AQ and 88 and check AJo ATs and KQs. I think raising AJ and AT are fine though... just make a large bet to try to take down the limpers their and maybe get one caller then cb the flop to take it down the rest of the time

[ArturiusX]

Depends on the limpers, I'd probably raise AQo big and try and get heads up. I sometimes raise 88 too if I think I have enough respect.

[pokernicus]

It totally depends on the game situation. Generally speaking, I tend to raise AQo/99+. If the game is soft enough I might throttle down a notch to AJs/88+. If the game is tough I might play more conservatively and pop AQs/TT+.

A few factors I like to consider are:
(1) How many callers can I expect to get?
(2) How likely are my opponents to fold to a continuation bet (assuming neither of us hits)?
(3) How far am I willing to go if I get called/raised on the flop (assuming I don't have a strong hand)?

Naturally, these considerations depend on how your opponents play. It also in part depends their image of you -- for example, if you've been getting caught being out of line, I think it's better to be conservative.

[laclippersfan]

i usually raise all 6 except AJo.

i kid. i probably bomb AJo from the blinds as well. it's awesome for table image.

[nation]

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I check all of these in loose games. I'd rather push huge edges postflop than thin edges preflop.

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[Dominic]

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I check all of these in loose games. I'd rather push huge edges postflop than thin edges preflop.

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this is what I've been doing for the most part, but I was thinking maybe I was being too passive.

I think for a game with bigger blinds, you'd generally want to raise and thin the field...but in most 1/2 and 2/5 games that I play, all raising these hands seems to do is create a bigger pot with at least 2 other players - and with you out of position.

[DJ Sensei]

I think in a loose passive game where you should be able to outplay your opponents easily after the flop, you could raise or check all of these depending on how frisky you're feeling.

The worse my opponents, the more likely I am to raise.
The better my opponents, the more likely I am to check.

[Triumph36]

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I think in a loose passive game where you should be able to outplay your opponents easily after the flop, you could raise or check all of these depending on how frisky you're feeling.

The worse my opponents, the more likely I am to raise.
The better my opponents, the more likely I am to check.

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I think by soah's reckoning, it appears you have these reversed. Why push an edge pre-flop against awful players when you're still going to have to c/f the flop a good portion of the time rather than contiuation betting into 4 people with Ace high? OTOH, good players know you're not raising garbage from the BB.