[elmitchbo]

limping with AA or 72o isn't an appropriate analogy. a limp is a call. betting out after the flop is different.

more to the point, i do always make the exact same raise preflop. i vary that amount from game to game based on what it takes to get others to fold. but once i get an amount, like 4x the BB, i always raise that same amount with every hand from every position. i think the same logic for keeping your bets the same after the flop applies to rasises before the flop.

i agree that making money is the ultimate point. i would also agree that it is potentially worth giving up info to accomplish the things you listed on any individual hand. but over the long haul i think withholding info is more profitable.

but i maybe wrong. i suck at poker.