Trying to get better at this

[mudbuddha]

big pot small pots may be personal preference
but arent smaller pots easier to outplay opponents on?

[centja1]

small pots are easier to outplay opponents in than large pots, which I suppose was somewhat implied in my argument.

the main crux of my point with queens is that there are many flops where someone who gives you a lot of action may have you badly beaten or not much more than a coinflip with two cards to come.

creating a smaller pot before the flop, in my opinion, gives you more latitude in deciding how to play after re-evaluating where you stand in the hand.