Pre-flop Poll #1: Openraising UTG/UTG+1

[Billy Liar]

Hi,

Having a short break from playing, and thought I'd use it to assess & refine my game - hopefully with help from posters here.

I've been combining pre-flop ideas from various books & posts, and plan to post the grey area hands for various situations as polls (if this one gets a turnout).

For this poll, a 'standard' 5/10 6-Max Party table is assumed - usually about 3 to flop & fairly aggressive. Table is full, and you are in one of the first 2 seats.

Thanks.

[Scotch78]

Hands in the grey area will often be a fold from UTG and an open raise from MP, so you might want to split it up by position more specificially.

Scott

[Bill Smith]

66 is my cutoff for an EP raise. Very table dependent. I have to know my raise has a chance of getting me heads up on the flop.

I'm very surprised with all the people raising KTs and KJo though. I usually need to be in 3rd position to open with these.

[turnipmonster]

I just want to see strasser's standards for openraising the SB with me in the BB. I think he folded jacks the other day.

--turnipmonster

[PokerNoob]

KTs seems to be the most controversial. When I first started playing and posting here I took a berating over KTs, so I shun it.

[kiddo]

I openraise KTs 90%. It works fine, its up at both 5/10 (+150K) and 10/20 (30K). I also openraise most Axs, also works fine. High suited is good.