[citanul]

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For instance, let's say that without varying your starting hand requirements for the specific table conditions, there are 12 hands you'd open with UTG. Let's also assume that you'll open for 3BB, which would mean your opponent (focusing on the first to act after you) is getting 4 1/2 to 3 odds. This would suggest that you should select 8 additional hands (like various suited connectors) to also open with UTG.

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I don't know from where you have selected your number of 8, but clearly there is a huge flaw in your reasoning. If the table conditions dictate 12 hands you think you should open with, then there are 12 hands that you should open with. The possibility that you should open with 8 more hands simply means that your evaluation of your original set of UTG opening hands may be incorrect.

citanul