Re: How often should you muck A2 pre flop?
A lot of the bigger games have table VP$IP of about 35% and the very tightest players with VP$IP of 20% or less. If a very tight player limps early and is raised by another tight player late (with others folding) you should fold playing behind the raiser with a naked A2 (ex: A-2-9-9 not suited to the ace).This isn't the way to make money.
Too often you will end up against at least one opponent with a better A2 and another opponent willing to press a quality hand of some sort in addition to a blind. This means you are usually playing for 1/4 of the pot or less.
Some will say position makes up a lot of ground, but I don't think it makes up anyway near as much as some people think, especially in limit Omaha/8.
~ Rick
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