Whats your cutoff for openraising with pairs?

[Stormwolf]

For what I've seen people like 77 UTG, 55 MP, 44 CO, 22 button.
It this too agressive from MP on?

[TStoneMBD]

55 UTG, 44 MP, 33 CO, 22 BT

[Stoli7]

that's a lot. What's your PFR, VP$IP stats?

[TStoneMBD]

26/20.5 attsb 45

[krishanleong]

77-88 UTG, 77-66 MP, 66-55 CO, 22 button.

Krishan

[billyjex]

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77-88 UTG, 77-66 MP, 66-55 CO, 22 button.

Krishan

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that's pretty much how i do it as well.

tstone your ATSB is frickin high! Mine has just got to 33 and I feel like i'm stealing a lot. aren't even the LAGS on here like a 40 ATSB?

Just curious.. what are your range of hands that you steal with? I mean.. are we talking Qxs on the CO? Jxs on the button? 45s on the button?

[TStoneMBD]

my range looks like this for the average player in the BB:

UTG: A6s, K9s, ATo, 55, JTs, KJo.
MP: K7s, Q9s, A5s, A9o, 44, 9Ts, T8s, KJo.
CO: K7s, Q8s, A2s, A7o, 33, 78s, T8s, K9o, Q9o, J8s.
BT: Kxs, Q6s, Axs, A5o, 22, 67s, 97s, K7o, Q8o, J7s, T7s.

[billyjex]

yeah, you're much more aggressive in MP/UTG than me.

interestingly I raise any ace on the button and A5o+ on the CO.

on the CO/button it looks like you're just a little looser than me. I.e, I raise QTo+, J9s+, T9+ on the CO.

[TStoneMBD]

you raise T9o from the CO? or is that suited?

[billyjex]

yeah i meant suited. basically, i don't raise suited connectors as low as you.

for me personally, when i start stealing a lot I get played back at a lot more and i don't feel comfortable postflop. so ATSB of 33 is about as high as I will get for the time being.

[ALL1N]

IMO, the tighter the game, the looser you should become openraising small pairs since they can get headsup more frequently. ATM I'm raising 55 UTG, and 22 in the CO, but I haven't made my mind up about the HJ.

[Lost Wages]

For a default that's OK but you really need to adjust for your opponents and your current table image. With a tight table and/or good image I might raise 55 UTG. Against LAG blinds I fold 33/22 on the button.

Basically, when you raise a small pair, you want to have some steal equity and failing a steal you want to play headsup against a passive blind.

Lost Wages