thanks for all the tips.

i must be to tight UTG, but i think we all are at 25NL fr. and, if i am the only one opening my range, i dont think the others will compensate. i dont like raising AJ-, 66-, KJ-. its really tight, i know, but imo, if you start raising KJ or AJ, you open the door for domination in this nit-rich world i am living in.

i AM starting to use the other pp's and AXs for balance. when i was at my best, i didnt use position much; therefore, i was rather wide from ep and action wasnt the problem, domination was. you know how the pendulum swings.

and, like Vrax said, i NEVER get 3bet. well, it feels like never. therefore, implied odds become a huge problem.

however, tonight, i raised and got 3bet. i just called. flop came flushy, but low. so, i open shoved feeling i would ...
- look bluffy
- catch another overpair
- catch the flush draw

guy had 67s for bottom pair and the draw, so i got lucky in getting the big call (for some reason i felt he was a complete donkey and would call), but was a little better than a flip. not the best play, for sure, given that sets call in a flash and smoke my ass.

i find that 6X+ will fold the table most times even with 2+ limpers. so, i dont often open for more. down here, i try not to vary my bet sizes too much whether pf or post. i am not to the point yet where i understand how to match the ranges i bet with the sizes for balance. (thanks for the reply, max, i'm sure you can give some examples of HHs where we could play with what ranges bet what based on texture?)