If you're just starting out, don't go crazy preflop. If you're on the button with A23s yeah raise. Even so, most preflop raising increases variance, and doesn't push much of an equity edge. In limit, isolating a loose passive player is a good idea, not as much because he is limping marginal hands like A55K rainbow, but because you want to buy the button. Play nitty, and play in position. |