SSHE starting hands question

[Niediam]

A lot of(most?) 2+2ers will tell you to raise in a 'tight' game with a few hands in EP that SSH says not to (I'm thinking mainly AJo, ATs, KQs, 99). I have asked a couple times about why the deviation from SSH but never received a reply that was better than something along the lines of "because its more profitable". At which point I ask why SSH doesn't have us raising those hand and they then don't reply. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] But I have came up with a couple thoughts that might atleast have something to do with it...

1) The online games used to be looser. Apparently 2/4 today played more like 1/2 or .5/1 a year to two years ago. Perhaps back then the games were loose enough where the game was playing more like a loose SSH game than a tight one.

2) Raising more hands UTG might be be a good plan for very tight/aggressive games. Last week I was playing two tables of Absolute 5/10 for about two hours and during the session EVERY time I limped in EP I was raised and EVERY time I raised in EP I took the blinds.

[TheHip41]

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Last week I was playing two tables of Absolute 5/10 for about two hours and during the session EVERY time I limped in EP I was raised and EVERY time I raised in EP I took the blinds.

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Once you play in these types of games, you will stop open limping 22-55 and suited A-trash from UTG1.

It's so fun to limp 33, all fold to CO who raises, then the rest fold, you call.

Flop

AJ7, you check fold, repeat.

[7stud]

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jason_t mentioned to me yesterday that I should be raising ATs from early position in a 2/4 game. I reread my SSHE on this and it recommends

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p.68 Big Suited Broadway ...ATs:

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These are very strong hands...They play well against many or a few opponents. They shine in both passive and aggressive games.





If the pot is unraised, you should usually raise with any of these hands.

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[Niediam]

The issue in this case would be your position... I don't think anybody on here would argue against raising ATs from LP or MP.

Also the chart in SSH for tight games says to limp ATs in EP.

[W. Deranged]

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Last week I was playing two tables of Absolute 5/10 for about two hours and during the session EVERY time I limped in EP I was raised and EVERY time I raised in EP I took the blinds.

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Dear god man. TABLE SELECTION.

[Niediam]

I actually sat down because they looked like good tables for the site. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]