[gasoltub]

[ QUOTE ]
sorry, i should have said:

if you already know about hand values and how they change facing a raise/position etc. then charts suck. i assumed you did.

edit: what i mean by reading posts isn't the standard slapstick response that most use. i would search for some preflop threads, or just read a ton in here to get a feel for *why* some posters are raising/calling with certain hands. imo, preflop charts are OK when initially learning the game ( i am talking basically raw beginner to poker) but after that they will just hinder your growth and limit your profit potential.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm not a completely raw beginner. (I've been cooking for 4 months [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] )
I know about the things that give starting hands their value (or at least I think I do).

But when moving to shorthanded play from full ring I assume there will be differences in hand value, not just from the differences in number of players but perhaps even more because of the higher agression. Am I correct?