Re: Trying to loosen up on the flop
Hand 1 - I'd fold this. The pot is pretty small. You've only got one over card, and your kicker is weak so you could easily hit it and still loose. The backdoor straight and flush draws don't make up for this.
Hand 2 - Most likely you're up against a big pocket pair (or two) here. The pot is fairly large so your pot odds are good even calling two bets. Raising won't put either of these guys outta the pot so I'd call, then fold the turn unimproved.
Hand 3 - Same situation as Hand 1, but now you've got a good kicker so I'd call here.
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