Quote Originally Posted by TLS TIDALWAVE
I play AA,KK,QQ,JJ, AKs - AJs, AKo - AJo. I will play other suited cards that are close connectors, when its cheap to get into the flop.
Backing Fnord up, play any pocket pair (unless raised unreasonably preflop)! I know 22 seems like a weak hand, but a set of 2s is pretty strong, right? 12% of the time you're going to flop that set. If you're in an aggressive game, you could easily end up doubling up when that happens. You can even play pocket pairs to a raise, as long as that raise relative to the smaller of your and your opponent's stacks is less than 10% (i.e. you have $100 and he has $50 = call a raise of less than $5; you have $25 and he has $50 = call a raise of less than $2.50).

I personally will almost always play KQs from middle/late position. Sometimes raise with it. Late position I'll usually limp with KQo, KJ, KT, QJ, and any suited connectors above 45 (sometimes below...depends on the table).

My VP$IP of 26% is a tad high for the stakes I'd like to reach, but pretty dead on for the small stakes I'm curently playing.

- Jeffrey