Quote Originally Posted by LeFou
1. My impulse is to raise preflop with premium hands, so that the people with crap either fold or lose their money to me. When I do this, everyone folds and I get a big bling for my trouble. Is this wrong?.
I would rather take the blinds than have some chump beat me my chasing.

Quote Originally Posted by LeFou
2. When I get tired of losing through method #1, i stop raising preflop. As a result, people stay in against me with crap and the implicit collusion kills me.
Slow playing can be very profitable, but there is always that risk of being beaten. I would bet enough to keep the chasers out until you have more experience in NL. When slow-playing you really have to be able to read the flop.

Quote Originally Posted by LeFou
3. Is it really possible to fold 75% of hands preflop, then another 2/3rds of the hands where you're in the flop, and still make money?
Yes. I am profitable, and I generally only see about 25% to 30% of the flops.