Quote Originally Posted by DimitriT
Quote Originally Posted by Rondavu
Quote Originally Posted by biondino
Don't you get everyone folding to you? I only play $25NL and £25NL and on none of the sites I regularly play would I bet more than 6xBB pre-flop unless there's a very specific reason to do so (with AA after 7 limpers, say)
At first you get folds, until they realize it's your standard raise. Set the trend and create an action atmosphere. Before you know it others at the table will start doing the same thing.
Yes, but then what do you do when you want a cheap flop. How do you play your 77 or QJs from MP? Do you raise that 8BB. An observant opponent will see you limp with that, put you on a range of hands and raise you off the pot. OTOH, if you are using a mix of 3-5x bets, you can play hands like QJs from MP and raise them for fold equity some percentage of the time. Betting 8-12x means that you are risking way too much for fold equity. Am I wrong on this?

My standard line on both stars and absolute is a 3-5x depending on position and # of opps. I also vary it a little bit based on hand strength (the stronger the hand, the weaker the PFR). If I don't get respect for 4-5x PFR, I find another table. I want to get some fold equity out of my "trouble" hands so I can play them for profit on a tight/weak table.
It depends on the site.

On Party, you get 100xBB stacks to start, so I'll raise anything to 8xBB if I want to raise preflop. On 25Nl it's $2, and 50NL it's $4. Not too deep at all.

I barely ever see people raising to $1 on party 25NL 25¢ BB anymore. Someone will do it, and it will get reraised to $2 from someone. All raising to 4xBB on there does is give someone an opportunity to isolate you with a representation.