I have all but given up raising preflop.

[wyrd]

I can't stand this anymore, and I am getting very frustrated. I play $5 SNG (it's what my bankroll allows), and raising almost seems pointless. All it does is create a bloated pot on the flop which prevents a continuation bet (too many people in the pot, plus it'd cost me virtually half my chip stack), and to defend the pot against a draw I'd basically have to go all-in assuming I hit my hand.

A raise in a 10 handed game typically goes something like this;

- Few limpers.
- I raise 6x BB (4x BB if no limpers).
- One caller.
- Blinds call.
- Limpers call.
- Pot insanely huge.

If I know I'm going to get called, what's the point of raising? Typically you'd want to raise for these reasons;

- Knock out drawing hands (suited cards or connectors).
- Get money in with the better hand.
- Show aggression.

I can't knock out drawing hands. I can get money in with the better hand, but my % of winning is low with so many players in the pot compared to if I narrowed the field. And aggression... well, I can't continue to show aggression on the flop against so many players. Someone was bound to hit something, and it'd cost me a large portion of my stack to make that continuation bet.

Please help me. Thank you. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]