[thesharpie]

I don't see a reason why your flop aggression should be low at these types of games. There are more chances to bet and raise draws for value, and raises usually earn free cards.

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a lot of the time those "protecting your hand scenarios" just don't exist. Players call anyway, or there are so many players to the flop, the odds would justify a call anyhow, even when these people have no idea what they are doing.

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There will be more scenarios where you should wait until the turn to raise as the pots are so huge, but you should still be raising the flop to "protect" your hand if it cuts down their odds enough.

It's annoying when they call when they shouldn't but you don't mind as they're making a mistake when they do this. If you raise the flop and someone calls 2 cold and hits runner runner to beat you, you made money over the long run.

When you raise your hand for protection you gain when they call and when the fold. When they call with improper odds you make money off of that over the long run. When they fold correctly you saved yourself from losing the pot.