[Pov]

Let's say you have AKo and I have a totally random hand. If you run a simulation you'll find that your AKo is about a 2:1 favorite over my random hand. You probably see where this is going . . . If you make a minimum raise you're offering me 1.75:1 on a call when I'm only a 2:1 dog. With position I should be tempted to call you without even looking at my cards. If I get a nice little pocket pair or something like 98s I'm priced in outright.

So the 3-5x BB raise is the "standard" because it offers poor odds to a caller, hopefully poor enough to make it difficult for them to make up the difference through implied odds, but the raise is small enough that if you are up against AA you don't lose all your profits on earlier hands.

Remember our true goal isn't to not get called - it's to have our opponents make a mistake either by folding a better hand or in the best case scenario to call us with improper odds.