Quote Originally Posted by jackvance
Quote Originally Posted by DWayneBos
*My standard raise is about 4xBB. I try to stick with that no mater what I get dealt, to minimize any betting related tells about my hand.
This is very likely a mistake. On a mediocre hand you invest too much in regards to what you might win, and on a good hand you'll get too many people who 'take a shot' with an inferior hand and luck out. I'd say, standard just "honestly" raise the amount your hand is worth.
That is most certainly a mistake.

Don't ever tip the strength of your hand with your preflop raise.

Every opening preflop raise you make should be your AA raise, whether you have 99, JJ, AA, KQ, or AK. This doesn't mean your raises won't vary in size, cuz they will. Regardless of the cards in your hand, you should always raise just enough that you think you will get 1-2 callers with MAX.